Is Oklahoma political Hell finally freezing over?
Last night, Oklahoma Democrats won two special elections to fill vacated legislative seats left open by the resignations of all-around good guys Dan Kirby and Ralph Shortey.
Here are the details from Dainty Dale Denwalt with The Oklahoman:
Democrats flipped two GOP-controlled districts on Tuesday, giving Oklahoma's minority party a morale boost heading into a long season of special elections as they prepare for 2018.
Voters on Tuesday decided on Democrats to represent them at the Oklahoma Capitol after their elected officials resigned in disgrace, leaving the legislative seats vacant and forcing the mid-year contests.
Michael Brooks will be the new state senator for District 44 in the southwest Oklahoma City metro area, beating Republican Joe Griffin...
In Tulsa's House District 75, voters picked Karen Gaddis to replace former state Rep. Dan Kirby, who resigned following an investigation into sexual harassment claims made by a former assistant.
Democrats from all around the country have been gloating about the victories on social media, and rightfully so. Oklahoma is the Pantone 2347 C of red states. If Democrats can win local elections here, who knows what they can do in more advanced, educated, and civilized parts of the country in the mid-terms. But as the Wolf says in Pulp Fiction, "Let's not start sucking each other's dicks quite yet."