Loved the subversive line about "Regan's Masters."
Nice to see them doing something with Stan's rivalry with Ford, and showing him in more serious moments about how he knows he'll never measure up. Also great to see Gideon calling Dipper out for doing the exact same thing Gideon later did in a nice passive aggressive way. Nice way to take a stab at protagonist centered morality. Love how the new Mayor is the "Giiiit'im" guy. Bet that sets up some great jokes in the future.
And of course, the fact that the Eagle did kiss the elected winner. I bet the joke was that everyone was expecting the bird to peck Stan's eyes out or something, and that was the interpretation.