Well, let's see. It's 2:00AM and the beer is gone. However I have not tripped into the twilight zone. Having reviewed the night's returns from municipal elections from my second-floor barstool at Abner's in Norman, I have to conclude that that the status quo received a huge vote of confidence in local election, unless one is a Republican in Midwest City. Down in Norman, Professor Mayor Cindy Simon Rosenthal bested city councilor Herb Ezzell in a race that featured a blitz of negative advertizing and "˜in your face politics' that left the challenger wondering if Norman politics was more about enlightened engagement than speed humps. All the city councilors were reelected too, making a ringing endorsement for latent socialism down in the The People's Republic of Norman.
Meanwhile, down in Midwest City, long-time Republican Mayor Russell Smith was defeated by retired firefighter Jack Fry, 1,842 votes to 1,790 votes. I would not expect this race to be widely publicized, since a Republican lost.