Earlier this week, we filed a live, local, late-breaking report about KOCO finally learning that Ryan Walters is “considering” a run for Governor in 2026.
Toward the end of that post, I openly voiced my concern that KOCO’s story – which seemed more like an attempt to capitalize on the Ryan Walters outrage news beat than report actual news – could ignite an arms race in the local media, with all the players trying to outdo each other with their own teaser reports about Ryan’s expected candidacy.