JSojourner
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« on: October 17, 2006, 03:47:29 PM » |
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I think you also have to look at the kind of Republicans Oregonians tend to elect. through the 80's and 90's, both Bob Packwood and (possibly my favorite Republican ever) Mark Hatfield were moderate. By today's GOP standard, Hatfield was a Liberal.
Correct me if I am wrong, but is Gordon Smith a fairly moderate GOPer? If Republicans do well in Oregon, I suspect it's because they offer voters the same kind of candidates put forth in Maine.
Would Jim DeMint, Sam Brownback or Tom Coburn get elected in Oregon or Maine? I'd be very surprised.
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