They should have played down expectations, instead of building them up.
They’ll be smarter next time.
We'll be seeing a derivative of this play run again on election day, in a swing state near you.
[Long, unique story about Tulsa city government being run by old money that's split pretty evenly down the middle... BOK mostly owned by liberal bazillionaire... City charter changed to "Apolitical" elections... Young "Apolitical" mayor with a lisp playing to both sides... Local media doing what media always does...]
What happened Saturday did disappoint given the expectations, but OTOH is not surprising in hindsight... Trump handled it well.