OR-5 (open): Republican candidate declares
OR-5 is one of the most vulnerable Democratic-held seats this cycle, as the current Democratic incumbent Darlene Hooley has decided to resign. Rep. Hooley won this swing-district, which actually has a...
View ArticleOR-5: Woman says pro-life candidate paid for her abortion
From oregonlive.com we get this story about a woman claiming GOP candidate Mike Erickson paid for her abortion. Erickson faces state Sen. Kurt Schrader, D-Canby, Nov. 4th. This CD went 54-43% in 2006...
View ArticleA Mid-Summer's Oregon General Election Update
The following is my latest read on this fall's Oregon elections. This update is prompted by the release of some new registration data that goes down to the state legislative district level, thus...
View ArticleThis Month in Oregon Politics
With the end of July nearing and the election now only 99 days away, I thought it was appropriate to publish a review of the last month's action in Oregon politics. In addition, I preview what lies...
View ArticleCuba Libre: Republican Mike Erickson (OR-5) and his Cuban Vacation
I had been hearing rumors from friends who work for the Oregonian that a major story was about to break concerning Mike Erickson. I do not know if this story is it but it's a fun one anyways. Simply...
View ArticleOregon Race Chart: A September Look
The following is my look at the races in Oregon this fall, from statewide down to state legislative and excluding ballot measures. Unlike my previous updates, I rank each race within its category,...
View ArticleBlue Wave Rising: Oregon Election Update
The following is my update of the races that will be contested next month in the state of Oregon. My projections will be updated probably one more time shortly before election day. I do not work for...
View ArticleDems Set Registration Record in Oregon, Merkley Outraises Smith and More...
In this edition of my reports on Oregon political news, I talk about how the Oregon Democrats keep improving their chances of a big win in 19 days. Namely, voter registration for Democrats has crushed...
View ArticleHow Blue will Oregon Be?: My Near-Final Predictions
With a week to go, it is time for me to really make some predictions about where the races will go this fall. I will update them on November 4 but if I had to guess, what is below is what I think will...
View ArticleBlue Dawn: Final Oregon Predictions and Viewing Guide
The genesis for this title is a Willamette Week article titled "Red Dawn" published in July of 2006 which claimed, at the time, to show evidence of a Republican surge in the Beaver State. It goes...
View ArticleBlue Tsunami in Oregon: Election Winners, Losers and Numbers
This is the diary I had hoped to be able to write Wednesday, but with the closeness of the Smith-Merkley US Senate race was happy enough to write a diary talking about the reasons why Merkley would...
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Kurt Schrader and his Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Vote
UPDATE: Join the conversation on the Progressive Oregon Facebook page to get updates on this issue.Kurt Schrader was one of just 19 Democrats who voted today to strip the Environmental Protection...
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