Rural areas, even west of the cascades are for Trump. The scourge lies in Portland, Eugene, parts of Salem and of course, the plethora of leaches living off the government who will vote for socialism.
The rest of us are sane rurals.
When I read the headline, I immediately had a vision of “Road Apples” hitting the trail.
Eastern Oregon and Washington are far more akin to Idaho and Nevada then they are to the uber liberal coastal areas.
Here in Idaho we are about as conservative, traditional, and constitutional as you will find.
I have found my friends east of the Cascades in OR and WA to be the same.
I have always wished there was a way to make the two states into on Coastal state for western Oregon and Washington, and one intermountain state for eastern Oregon and Washington. That would line up far more accurately for the people living there.
...and would allow the people in eastern Washington and Oregon to have their views adequately represented in government.
Lots of Cali expats living in the Bend area too.