In Oregon, there is Portland, and there is the rest of the state.
Portland/Multnomah County is the tail that wags the dog.
Like Milwaukee/Madison is the tail that wags the rest of Wisconsin.
like Seattle in Washington....we can’t get anything done...doesn’t help to have the suck up Boeing workers voting rat all the time....as long as their company keeps getting their tax breaks the the workers keep getting their big bonuses.