Ewing called Bartlett’s Facebook comments false, saying that “your small band of uninformed supporters will have your back.”

“But the truth is that more and more people are figuring out that you don’t show up to work, that you claim credit for the work of others, and that you’re not truthful with the people you represent,” Ewing continued.

Ewing wrote that he’s looking for Tulsans to “wake up to the reality of just who you are,” which he said would lead to Bynum’s election.

“They’ll elect the guy who has been making you look good the last five years,” Ewing said in the comment. “They’ll elect the guy who has done nothing but serve beside you respectfully when we could’ve taken hundreds of potshots.”

In his comment, Ewing said he was speaking up for Bynum because "he's more respectful than I am and is much less likely to get in the mud with you. I, meanwhile, am glad to call you out when it's deserved."