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DGA Chair Inslee’s Statement on Governor Kate Brown’s Primary Victory

DGA Chair Inslee’s Statement on Governor Kate Brown’s Primary Victory Tonight, DGA Chair Jay Inslee released the following statement on Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s nomination for reelection: “I congratulate my friend Governor Kate Brown on earning the Democratic nomination for governor and look forward to continuing to work with her to move our states and…

PHOTOS: Knute Buehler’s Day Off

When asked about his conspicuous absence from the campaign trail, Oregon State Rep. Knute Buehler told the Associated Press on Saturday, “It’s not like I’m sitting at home watching movies.” Buehler’s lack of a public schedule begs the question: what exactly has he been doing while hiding from the campaign trail? While he claims he hasn’t been watching…

VIDEO: Oregon GOP Primary Escalates from “Bickering” to “Street Fight” and “War”

While Oregon’s Republican primary for governor has long been a contentious and ugly race to the right, candidate Sam Carpenter recently amped up the conflict even more. While speaking with the Benton County Republican Women, Carpenter told his fellow candidates “I’m not bickering with you guys anymore,” and labeled the GOP primary contest “a street fight,” and “war.” “Whichever…

ICYMI: Buehler “Has Not Performed Up to External Expectations” in Oregon

Political Analyst: “Should be really troubling for that campaign” This weekend, the Statesman Journal highlighted how self-appointed Republican front runner Knute Buehler has failed to live up to his own hype. They reported, “With ballots going out to voters within the week, long-presumed gubernatorial front-runner Rep. Knute Buehler has, at best, yet to create any meaningful distance between himself…

New Poll Shows Commanding Lead for Oregon Governor Kate Brown

Oregon Voters Give Brown High Favorable Marks A new poll by Oregon Public Broadcasting shows Oregon Governor Kate Brown with a commanding lead over Republican Knute Buehler. 46% of Oregonians support Brown, well above the 29% backing Buehler. In addition to her strong performance on the ballot test, Brown’s net favorability stands at +12 despite Republican special…

Oregon GOP Primary Race to the Right Continues With Entrance of Wooldridge

Divided GOP Base Pushes Candidates Far Outside of Oregon’s Mainstream The race to the right in Oregon’s gubernatorial primary continued last week with the entrance of Greg Wooldridge. Wooldridge, who describes himself as “more conservative,” is certain to drag the rest of the field including Knute Buehler and Sam Carpenter even further to the right, bloodying the…

“Mini Donald Trump” Sets Off Race To The Right In Oregon Gubernatorial Primary

Carpenter Comes Out of the Gate Swinging at Fellow Republicans Sam Carpenter, a self-described “Trump-ish kind of guy,” jumped into Oregon’s gubernatorial race this week, officially igniting a race to the right as he swings at his fellow Republicans. Carpenter previously ran for Senate and has the ability to self-fund a serious primary campaign, but…

Meet Knute Buehler – Ethically Challenged From the Start

Ethics Panel Unanimously Ruled OR-Gov Candidate Hid Payments Oregon state Rep. Knute Buehler enters the race for governor with a cloud of ethics concerns looming over his campaign. Most notably, Buehler was caught this year trying to hide a series of payments from Stryker Orthopedics and other medical companies on his personal financial disclosures. As…

Malloy Statement on Gov. Kate Brown’s Victory in Oregon

Malloy Statement on Gov. Kate Brown’s Victory in Oregon Tonight, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, issued the following statement regarding Gov. Kate Brown’s victory in Oregon: “Congratulations to Governor Kate Brown on her victory in Oregon,” said Gov. Malloy. “This election shows that Oregon voters endorse Governor Brown’s leadership and want her…

Oregon GOP Gov Campaign in Free Fall

Oregon GOP Gov Campaign in Free Fall Pierce campaign in turmoil after comments on domestic violence Pierce: well-off, educated women are ‘not susceptible to this kind of abuse by men’ A picture is worth 1,000 words – and this one sums up Oregon GOP gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce’s week. Over the last week, the GOP…

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