Posted on 05/06/2008 10:02:25 PM PDT by mdittmar
Now it's Oregon's turn.
With the Indiana and North Carolina primaries concluding Tuesday, presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will turn much their attention toward Oregon, allowing the state's more than 870,000 Democrats their moment in the primary spotlight.
Oregon is one of only a handful of contests remaining, and is perhaps the most competitive of the states that have yet to vote. Clinton is predicted to prevail in Kentucky, which also votes on May 20, while Obama is expected to win upcoming caucuses in South Dakota and Montana.
Most political analysts think Obama has the edge in Oregon, but Clinton increased her visibility in the state in recent weeks, and has already announced plans to return to the state on Thursday and Friday.
Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, recently went on a whistle-stop tour of small towns in the Willamette Valley.
Both candidates are advertising on television in Oregon, and have volunteers making phone calls, holding house parties and knocking on doors throughout the state.
Obama is expected to be strong in Portland, Eugene and Corvallis, but Clinton could chip away at his edge in the populous suburban counties, along the Oregon Coast and in the southern part of the state.
Nick Shapiro, a spokesman for Obama in Oregon, said the Illinois senator will make at least one more visit to the state, and details could be available as soon as Wednesday.
"He will convince people to get those last ballots in; he will meet directly with Oregonians to hear their concerns," Shapiro said.
Voters should expect an aggressive get-out-the-vote effort by both campaigns, since Oregon's unique vote-by-mail system means ballots can be turned in at any point from now until May 20.
I love my home state....or the beauty of the land..
Not enough Democrats in my county for them to waste time appealing to
I love Oregon also...from the eastern high desert to the Cascade mountain range to the lush valley to the spectacular coast. Just a gorgeous place to live!
Wish the politics were better but I basically just ignore the nuts.
Of course, there hasn’t been a non-moonbat Governor since Vic Atiyeh, and that’s going on near 22 years ago now.
Let’s hope Hillary pre-stages her voters there like she did in New Hampshire, not that it will do any good at this late stage, but I would rather have a corrupt criminal for President than a racist muzzy terrorist.
Problems have arisen with Republican crossovers not getting ballots. Our SOS is as corrupt as they come.
McCAIN- BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS UNTHINKABLE
I’d prefer Obama win Oregon. In looking at the map on FNC showing the states won by Obama or Hillary. Obama won the Southern States, states that should mostly go to McCain. Many of the States won by Hillary, with some help from Rush, are states that are likely to go for McCain in the fall.
I think Obama would be much easier to beat than Hillary.
That's definately an understatement.
McCain will be in Oregon on the 12th (my birth date) but we are not paying $2000 to here him speak.
We will go see Hillary as we missed her last month.
Saw Obama (boring), talked to Bill (nice guy, minus is politics).
Bill has hardly any SS detail but Obama had many different details all over the place.
The SS guy with Bill was smokin’ hot.....
The SS guy next to us was really nice to talk to too...on the job but freindly.
King Vanity has enjoyed the political history of seeing all these people live and this old gal has enjoyed gawking at the hot detail guys.
Monmouths SS guy for Bill was the best in the handsome mode looked like the actor who played the bodyguard in the movie for the lil boy who was kidnapped and infected with a virus then returned to his folks to kill off his assinine political figure father.
Politics is one thing, the landscape is another.
Portland’s mayor is no great shakes either. I try to keep my sanity by ignoring the politics.
Hey there old timer.
Good to see yer still around.
Generally I’ve found... the more beautiful a state’s geography, the uglier its politics.
Got ours just fine.
County clerk called to verify because I put my BD on King Vanities registration slip (he makes his scribble/mark and they know that as it is on file and we are a small town)
But they had to check (they knew I made the boo boo)
I saw a commercial for the new guy running for Mayor of Portland.
Whats up with him?
We are central coast so out of the loop on the Metro stuff.
Oregon Ping.
Who is doing the Oregon Ping list while Salvation is healing?
You know, I haven’t paid attention. Like I said, I ignore local politics... :-)
I do know that Tom Potter is a disgrace.
Hey, I’m going to be on the central coast a week from this weekend - it’s the Reach the Beach bike ride - 100 miles from Beaverton to Cape Kawanda - the trip there and the beach are so gorgeous, I’m really looking forward to it.
Yeah, the Portland Mayors usually set the gold standard for “ultra moonbat.” I don’t think there has been a sane one in maybe a half-century. Long ago, those places actually used to be Republican bastions. :-\
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