Charles Pierce thinks a parade is in order on news that Democrats turned two deep red legislative districts in crimson Oklahoma blue in special elections Tuesday — a Senate seat and a House seat, both vacated by Republicans in bad circumstances.
But the winners weren’t running against the disgraced former seat holders. The Senate race was won by a Democrat talking about teachers, the state’s budget cuts (prompted by overzealous tax cutting) and families.
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Surely there’s some useful education in these elections for Democrats nearby.