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Last night in the small town of Banks, Oregon (population 1,826) I attended a dinner (free) and rally for Republican candidate for Oregon Governor Christine Drazan. Arrived before 5pm and the parking area was starting to fill in. Event was held in Schlegel Hall on the main street of town with one traffic light. Inside the hall, long tables, with tables cloths, table runners, and fresh flowers went down the center of each. A stage is at the end of the hall. Country music was being played by two musicians. It was good to see many younger people in attendance, along with Intel employees, loggers and farmers. People lined up for dinner, so much talking you could barely hear the music. A woman across from me had a fur coat on and no one threw paint on her. Local police chatted with people. I exchanged information with the woman next to me about starting a local Conservative coffee group. By 6:30, 400 people were in the hall and Drazan stepped in to huge applause and standing ovation. She worked her way down the aisle greeting and talking to people. When she got to the stage, an armful of flowers were presented to her by a group of children. Drazan gave conversational talk, no notes, very natural. She is not a Kari Lake (few are). Drazan will be more of a compromiser, than many of we America Firsters, would prefer. But, in dark blue Oregon, it is a near miracle, in 40 years to have a Republican ahead in the Governor's race. It was a good night for Drazan, small town Banks and hopefully Oregon.
1 posted on 10/25/2022 3:31:22 PM PDT by WHATNEXT?
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Oh, good golly, where did my paragraphs go?


2 posted on 10/25/2022 3:37:47 PM PDT by WHATNEXT?
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Thanks for sharing, hopefully she pulls it off.


3 posted on 10/25/2022 3:38:51 PM PDT by toddausauras ( )
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Thanks for the report! I bet you did not see many people wearing masks.


6 posted on 10/25/2022 3:51:56 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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Did she say anything about toll roads?


7 posted on 10/25/2022 4:27:40 PM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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Thanks for reporting, Sir. Appreciate your first hand report. Hope she pulls it off. First R guv since Atiyeh the Arab.


8 posted on 10/25/2022 4:38:50 PM PDT by nwrep
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I thought Banks was financial institutions...not a town...


9 posted on 10/25/2022 4:48:07 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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“Drazen will be more of a compromiser, than many of we America Firsters, would prefer”

Was it something she said that night? She did lead the republican walkout of the legislature.

I helped pay for your free dinner by the way:)


10 posted on 10/25/2022 4:51:15 PM PDT by Cold Heart (Everybody vaxxed was injured, your degree of damage and timing may differ)
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Oregon Republicans need to get their game in the homeless camps. Tina’s machine has so many ballots ready to go already sitting in boxes just waiting for count night to give her the edge. .


11 posted on 10/25/2022 5:51:09 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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