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A little blue island that withstood the red electoral wave
The Oregonian ^ | Nov 08, 2014 | David Sarasohn

Posted on 11/09/2014 5:41:43 PM PST by nwrep

The red tide that swept across the entire country Tuesday broke at the borders of Oregon. On the island, no Democratic incumbents were defeated, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Gov. John Kitzhaber and four Democratic congressmen were handily re-elected, and the party picked up one seat in the state House and at least one in the state Senate. It wasn't a huge legislative increase – except that virtually everyplace else, Democratic legislators (and majorities) were being hauled out to the recycling bin.

More important, Oregon's Democratic electorate is not the same as in many states; it's one of the few places where Obama has twice won among white voters. What's changed Oregon from the Republican dominance of two and three decades ago to its current oceanic blueness is different from the coalition the Democrats are trying to put together in North Carolina.

(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...


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1 posted on 11/09/2014 5:41:43 PM PST by nwrep
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To: nwrep

Good, let them enjoy their isolation in a liberal utopia.


2 posted on 11/09/2014 5:44:41 PM PST by headstamp 2
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To: headstamp 2

Massachusetts, and presumably Oregon... are doing something funky behind the scenes to choreograph this one-party putsch.

Has something to do with some or all (and more) of: Agenda-21, building codes, encouraging the “Big Sort”, state campaign finance laws, “affordable” housing, sanctuary cities/states, ...


3 posted on 11/09/2014 5:48:14 PM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: nwrep
Uh, this is nothing to be proud of, you dope..

(not you nwrep)

4 posted on 11/09/2014 5:49:48 PM PST by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe..)
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To: nwrep

So every idiot in the country moved to Portland?

Why am I not surprised?


5 posted on 11/09/2014 5:50:05 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: nwrep

Oregon has been in the economic dumps since the late 70’s. That makes it look like one of the rust belt states that have democratic trends as lots of motivated people leave for greener pastures.


6 posted on 11/09/2014 5:50:23 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: nwrep
"The change is the post-industrial economy," argues Professor Jim Moore of Pacific University. "High-value manufacturing requires a highly educated workforce, and they bring their politics from the college towns and big cities where they used to be."

Because Engineers are not conservative and can't do math...?

7 posted on 11/09/2014 5:53:07 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
What's changed Oregon from the Republican dominance of two and three decades ago to its current oceanic blueness

That's easy: proximity to California.

8 posted on 11/09/2014 5:53:21 PM PST by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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To: headstamp 2

I’ve been to Oregon and found it to be far less than Texas. In fact, in the leftist cesspool of Portland, holder’s people ganged up on me and attempted an assault. I was a-carryin’ and that sent the thugs a-scurryin’. My impression is that the largely white populace of the state carries a burden of White Guilt and that’s one factor that contributes to its embrace of marxism.


9 posted on 11/09/2014 5:53:40 PM PST by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: 2banana

Oooga booooga Sociology. Not engineering


10 posted on 11/09/2014 5:54:06 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: re_nortex

Get the self pride out of your yeehaw or you will find God takes your yeehaw away too.


11 posted on 11/09/2014 5:55:14 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: nwrep

You can never expect to root out all the parasites in one pass.


12 posted on 11/09/2014 5:55:34 PM PST by Iron Munro (EARBOLA – the nausea one gets when hearing the sound of Barack Obama 's voice)
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To: nwrep

Rhode Island is also a “blue island”.

And then there’s Connecticut and Vermont.

All states that are predominately made up of white people, who believe the network news and who have not yet been exposed to the hordes at the gate.


13 posted on 11/09/2014 5:58:18 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: nwrep
More important, Oregon's Democratic electorate is not the same as in many states; it's one of the few places where Obama has twice won among white voters.

Many stupid people are nonetheless sufficiently functional not to advertise their stupidity. Apparently not this Oregonian.

14 posted on 11/09/2014 5:58:29 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: USNBandit
In 1973, Oregon passed a highly restrictive land use law, and as a result it missed the prosperity of the Eighties. With the high tech boom of the Nineties, Oregon prospered, but that ended with the crash. Oregonians don't mind the fact that they were behind the curve on prosperity because that prosperity would have caused damage to the environment. Oregonians have been quite willing to accept a lower standard of living if that protects Mother Earth.

When that post-industrial wealth disappears, there will be hard choices to be made.

15 posted on 11/09/2014 6:00:31 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: nwrep
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA---Republican takeover as of midnight 11/5---some states undecided.

Map courtesy of http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/here-s-what-a-republican-takeover-looks-likes-20141105


Behold the LEFT Coast ....
16 posted on 11/09/2014 6:00:36 PM PST by mikrofon (Electoral BUMP)
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To: 2banana
Because Engineers are not conservative and can't do math...?

No, I'm pretty sure that's not it. I'm gobsmacked and completely amazed when I find even ONE engineer (typically software engineers for some reason) who pledges to the dark side. Never really have figured out those exceptions. You'd think employment in a business where the results can be judged objectively, based on reality, would preclude liberal participation, but for some reason some do get in.

17 posted on 11/09/2014 6:02:35 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: nwrep

Did 0regonlive.com forget (cough, cough) to mention that voters in Oregon overwhelmingly rejected a law passed in 2013 that would grant driver’s license cards to illegal aliens, defeating it by a landslide of 68% of voters in favor of vetoing S.B 833, with only 32% in support of the law, despite the pro-illegal side outspending the anti-illegal side about 10-1?


18 posted on 11/09/2014 6:02:41 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: proxy_user

Not every idiot. There are plenty of idiots to go around, enough for Seattle, San Francisco, Boston...


19 posted on 11/09/2014 6:04:41 PM PST by Lexinom
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To: C210N
Massachusetts, and presumably Oregon... are doing something funky behind the scenes to choreograph this one-party putsch.

Between environmental regulations and land use/zoning restrictions, Oregon is perfecting a form of utopia called the "no-growth economy".

In time, it will become a Luddite colony trapped in amber.

20 posted on 11/09/2014 6:06:37 PM PST by okie01
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