[Dead Dog]

http://www.ncec.org/redistricting/district.phtml?district=or108#2002

your right, according to this link, District 3, by far the worst case would have taken 190K votes to turn to the GOP. That would be tough to do. State wide however, 10K voters would push the state. Better to leave districts 2 and 3 to rott, save the rest of the state.

[EBUCK]

Better to leave districts 2 and 3 to rott, save the rest of the state.

Exactly....Eugene is a prime candidate for colonization. Heavy percentage leans left but the numbers aren't all that difficult to overcome...

Lane County Results

And without Eugene, Portlands socialists are left with only one leg, to fall over on.

EBUCK