After a long wait, the Oklahoma politosphere finally took the brisket off the smoker last night as Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and State Public School Superintendent Joy Hofmeister squared off in their one and only gubernatorial debate.
Based on the online reactions I monitored from my perch high above the Oklahoma liberal online echo chamber, it appears the only people who streamed in for the not-locally-televised squabble were a few thousand Joy Hofmeister fans, various members of the local media, and a couple of dozen people around the country who watch C-SPAN.
Although the debate was filled with its fair share of one-liners, gaffes, temper tantrums and technical difficulties, my favorite moment came before the debate event started when an Ogle Mole sent me this pic of a Swadley’s Catering van prominently parked in front of the debate venue...