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Former Sen. David Boren (D-Okla.) said Tuesday that he would lend his efforts to the third-party Americans Elect organization, a group dedicated toward building an infrastructure for an outside White House challenge in the 2012 election.

“The country is going to really be in deep trouble if we don’t act soon,” Boren told the New York Times. “I think this is really a cry from many of us who are really concerned for the future of the country.”

The former senator and governor - who now helms the state's flagship university - said that he was disheartened by the lack of bipartisanship in Washington. Americans Elect has said the their ticket will require the eventual presidential nominee to select a running mate from the other party.

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