Kevin may be able to do the one thing his predecessor, Gov. Mary Fallin, couldn’t — lose a second term bid for office.
One nonpartisan poll by News9 shows Joy Hofmeister ahead of Kevin by nearly 4 percentage points while a poll from Libertarian Party candidate Natalie Bruno’s campaign puts Hofmeister ahead by more than a percentage point. Meanwhile, an internal poll from Kevin’s campaign shows him ahead by 15 percentage points. Of course it does.
This month, The Five Tribes — the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Muscogee, Choctaw and Seminole nations — endorsed Hofmeister.
“When it comes to working with the tribal nations in Oklahoma, she understands our sovereignty is not a partisan issue or a threat, but instead is a chance to forge new partnerships while strengthening those that already exist because Oklahomans thrive together when we all work together,” tribal leaders wrote in a news release.
In response, Stitt boasted of having “the support of thousands of tribal members across the state.” Uh huh.
And he’s not just floundering with Native Americans.
During a head-to-head at the Petroleum Alliance headquarters this month, Stitt accused Hofmeister of joining the “Biden Party,” a Trumpian move that is fooling no one who doesn’t vote straight party in general elections. Hofmeister’s gamble of swapping parties to take Kevin on seems to be working
And just like Trump, it’s starting to look awfully lonely for Kevin outside his campaign, turning everywhere looking for a friendly face and finding few that aren’t on his payroll.
This article appears in Haunted House Party.