OKC Republican mayor says 'bankrupt' party deserved Election Night rebuke
Oklahoma City Republican Mayor David Holt is castigating the GOP after Democrats swept Republicans in high-profile races across the country. His remarks were perhaps the sharpest condemnation leveled by a party insider after the midterm election in Oklahoma. "A political party that is morally and intellectually bankrupt deserves the rebuke of the American people," he said in a social media post on Election Night, after it became clear that the predicted blue wave was even stronger than expected. More: 5 things to know about midterm election results in Oklahoma While Republicans maintained control of all statewide offices and congressional seats in Oklahoma, the party recorded widespread losses elsewhere during the Nov. 3 election. In neighboring Texas and Kansas, Democrats claimed two U.S. Senate seats. "It is now time to make America good again," Holt said in his post. He said the results had "rejuvenated" the American experiment. Holt, who was first elected in 2018 and reelected in February, has been known to work across the political aisle as a leader of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He has condemned the Trump administration in the past, particularly the president's escalating immigration enforcement policies. He also was critical of President Donald Trump
