Politics, he said, “is not in our DNA.”

Reck is a frequent contributor to the Oklahoma Parents and Educators for Public Education Facebook page, which has become a rallying place for those trying to elect legislative candidates viewed as more friendly to public schools.

Angela Clark Little of Edmond, who started Oklahoma Parents and Educators for Public Education, said traffic on the Facebook page has remained high, but she doesn’t know what to expect from the Nov. 8 election.

With primary and runoff election results “better than I could have hoped for,” Little said she is, “already happy with the impact we’ve had. The biggest win for me is that we have been very big about leaving party out of it. It’s very hard to get people into that mindset. But we’ve really preached you have to put progress before parties.”

The organization has endorsed both Republicans and Democrats — sometimes in the same race — with mixed results. That may sound idealistic, but it’s also pragmatic. While Democrats are trying to capitalize on the Republican majority’s unexpected troubles, even they concede the GOP will remain in control of state government for the foreseeable future.