Ah, yes.....Wyden and Smith. How many electoral votes does the state have? I agree with the marriage issue thing, btw. That's got to be huge draw for the Republicans in that state.
I just think, given everything else going on, and the fact that Dems are more united by dislike of Bush rather than attraction to Kerry, that Bush is probably going to win by a bigger margin than is currently forecast.
With national security issues gaining more of a grip on voter psyches, I don't see how someone would pull a ballot lever and vote to, in effect, change horses right in the middle of the stream :-) Most people interviewed seem to have a lot more confidence in Bush when it comes to dealing with external threats than they do in Kerry, for sure.
Oregon has 7 electoral votes; Washington 11.