<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0stmJo_1GlAJ3Eu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0stmJo_1GlAJ3Eu00" width="1440" height="810" >Oklahoma Election Analyst Discusses Voter Turnout, National Results and What’s Next OKLAHOMA CITY - The results of Tuesday’s midterm election could have significant implications for Oklahoma as Democrats gain ground across the country and the state’s congressional delegation moves into the minority.News 9 political analyst Scott Mitchell said state leaders will need to respond to political shifts in neighboring states and address challenges such as the Oklahoma County jail. Mitchell also said economic concerns and voter frustration played a major role in the election.<h2>Voter turnout of 45%. What does that signal to you?</h2>Mitchell: People were fired up, but only one side was fired up. When you look at the numbers, basically, it was about the president all across the board.<h2>So is 45% good for voter turnout?</h2>Mitchell: Oh yeah, really, really good for Oklahoma. Proud of the voters. I mean, everybody looks at this and goes, this is encouraging for the future.Historic amounts of money were spent in this election cycle. What does that signal to you looking at the results?Mitchell: Oh, let’s bring in Elon [Musk] and ask him. He’s tweeting about it this morning. He might come to Oklahoma. You never know. Can you imagine blowing that kind of money? Money didn’t matter as much as what people were feeling, the vibe. They are angry, and so anger trumps money.What do you think about the blue wave across the country? What are the ramifications of the election? What would it mean for Oklahoma?Mitchell: We better step it up, okay? Look what happened in Kansas last night. Our delegation is sitting on the back row now, all right? So anybody who understands this is gonna have to focus on what this means for Oklahoma. The question you just asked is: We’re now, our entire delegation’s in the minority. Texas has made moves; Kansas is making moves. We are going to have to step it up or get left behind.<h2>How do we step it up? What do you mean by that?</h2>Mitchell: Well, number one is that we’re going to have to be a little more literate in our elections. I mean, we see something in this county right now that we’re going to have to deal with. The House was on fire, and people looked at it and said, well, we’re not going to do anything about it. By the way, now the Democrats are on this problem, talking about the county commission with the jail. The Democrats have that position now. They’re going to have to deal with it. We’re going to see how they govern. Right now, we’re dating the Democrats across the country, OK? We don’t know if it’s true love, right? That happened in the second half of Biden’s administration. So, Democrats, all across the board, are going to have to deal with this affordability issue.There’s a fear that the Department of Justice could come in and then take control of the county jail, and then maybe costs would even be passed on to taxpayers. Do we think they will be able to come up with some agreement?Mitchell: I don’t know. When I was talking to people last night, we don’t know what we’re going to do. So, again, the Democrats, they own it now. They’re going to have to do something about it.Historically, looking at decades past, do we see this swing from left to right a lot, or is this unique?Mitchell: It’s not that unique. I mean, this happens; midterms typically go this way. President Trump lost 40 seats in his first midterm, and Trump won. We’ve seen worse results than this. But right now it’s unique because people are hurting so bad.<h2>Do you think it’s the economy, or President Trump?</h2>Mitchell: Economy. Also, there was a lot of grift and corruption that moved to the top. Now, I don’t know what grift and corruption, what the definition is, but that even moved past economics. It’s a bad time for the president. We are going to see some interesting times.</div></body>

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