So the dust has settled, and the primaries are finally over. Here in Oklahoma, there were some shake-ups for local offices and a particularly heated battle for a national one.
The Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District ended with State Sen. Stephanie Bice victorious and her opponent, Terry Neese, perhaps wondering what could have been done (better) to combat the tidal wave of controversy surrounding her past.
After the only runoff debate the Neese campaign agreed to earlier this month, she turned to the immortal words of late-90s reggae fusion superstar Shaggy by implying, “It wasn’t me,” on the awkward employee training tapes that had been leaked to the press.
“These are tapes that have been doctored, and I’m sure everybody will understand what that means,” Neese told News 9‘s Aaron Brilbeck. “This is pure politics!”
Six days later, Neese fell about 3,000 votes shy of Bice, who will move on to the general election.
Is there a moral to the story? Maybe it turns out that claiming ignorance of the truth — while it may have worked for RikRok in the hit song — isn’t a viable strategy in the real world.
I have a feeling things are really going to ramp up for this congressional seat in the next month or so. If the attack ads against incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Kendra Horn that play before every YouTube video I watch are anything to go by, we may be in for an even more wild ride before Nov. 3.
Past Sundaze comics
You’re doing fine in the red zone, Oklahoma
Snail mail: Slugging it out at the U.S. Postal Service
Norman elections always cause a flood of headlines
School 2020: Arts and crafts more like arts and masks
Ready for basketball from the Disney bubble
Kevin Stitt quarantine: Rest up, governor
PPP helps keep the proverbial pizza cooking
Imagine masks: Stitt starts fashion fad to emphasize eyebrows
Mike Gundy has shirt problems
Coronavirus spike: There’s still a pandemic out there
Safety and cleanliness are priorities for Election Day
Remember to put yourself in someone else’s shoes
Them boys from Oklahoma roll their joints all wrong
Pour yourself an age and wisdom on the rocks
All the government Oklahoma could ever want
Open sesame: Kevin Stitt and the 40 mayors
Parents agree: The Easter bunny is an essential worker
Bad news for Cheetos: Our behaviors are changing
Quarantine quandary: Are your pets sick of you yet?
Quarantine: A rear window into our worried minds
