It looks like the national Democrats aren't the only ones dealing with turmoil and chaos.
On Friday, after months of unproductive infighting during a politically opportune election season that helps further explain why the GOP is so dominant in this state, The Oklahoma Democratic Party announced it has appointed Communications Director Sarah Baker to the interim position of Executive Director. I know this because Sarah emailed everyone about it on Friday:
Today the Oklahoma Democratic Party announced that Sarah Baker has been appointed as Interim Executive Director. The Oklahoma Democratic Party and its county and local parties serve as the backbone organization in electing Democrats to all levels of public office across the state.
In her role, Baker will lead a team which focuses on electing Democrats across Oklahoma, at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as efforts to keep a Democrat in the White House for the next four years.
I called out the Oklahoma Republicans at the RNC for bragging about their political dominance in a state that's dealing with a massive budget crisis, stagnant economy, man-made earthquakes, botched executions, mass incarceration and Derplahoman theocracy, so we should probably make fun of the Democrats for claiming they "serve as the backbone organization in electing Democrats to all levels of public office across the state." Yeah, I'm not so sure I'd be lauding that. Considering Republicans hold all state offices and a supermajority in both the State House and Senate, maybe it's time to send the Oklahoma Democratic Party to Ed Shadid for some spinal surgery.
Not everyone in the Democratic party is happy about Baker's appointment. Connie Johnson, the pot-smoking former State Senator who was throttled in the 2014 US Senate election by James Lankford, has come out against it. This shouldn't come as a surprise. She's been a thorn in the side of the Oklahoma Democratic establishment for several years now, and had a much publicized flap with the party over messaging back in March.