Republican David Holt easily won his third term as mayor of Oklahoma City on Tuesday amassing an 86% majority despite becoming a cult favorite nationally because of appearances on MSNBC.
“Damn…MSNBC, that dude must be a communist or something.” That’s how stupid some of you Trump people sound at times.
86% in the capitol city of Oklahoma in the reddest, roguest state in the union. How does this happen I think aloud to the Democratic National Party? How does this happen?
It happens because when you do your job well, display basic pragmatic common sense, and steer clear of the bullshit rhetoric of both the Trump MAGA crazies and far left wing of the Democratic Party… adult, educated, hard working, reasonable people take notice.
Could David Holt win the state of Oklahoma in a gubernatorial election? Not a chance would be my response because the dynamics in Oklahoma City are in my mind only shared in two other Oklahoma cities…Norman and Tulsa. Ask former OKC mayor Mick Cornett if you doubt me.
You travel and fish the other 74 counties in this state as I have in my life and it’s a different world. Not a horrible world. A beautiful world in some aspects. A slower world. There’s many nice people in these other counties…there’s just not the same educational, economic, and societal factors melded into the mix.
Keep this in mind…Kamala Harris the most liberal Democratic nominee in my voting lifetime won 48.5% of the vote in Oklahoma City. While Donald Trump won just under 75% of the vote statewide.
And do you know why I ultimately voted for Kamala Harris? Because I was raised by a lawyer and the Rule of Law should be something every American holds dearly to their heart. You should also help underdogs like my Dad did as well.
So, again, my unsolicited advice as a former Republican turned Independent to the National Democratic Party would be to nominate a common sense, pragmatic candidate in 2028 who would appeal to a wider swath of Americans beyond the far left wing of their party.
I think I might cover the OKC Thunder at Phoenix Suns tonight on the underground blog. I love the flexibilty of my various beats. Berry Tramel should try something like this instead of what he opted to do. BT always has a part-time gig here if it wants to break free of the rabble with no consequences attached to your honest words.
God bless America.
Be kind to one another.
Mike J