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Thirteen Schrader/Marks showdowns and counting...
Senator Kurt Schrader has been doing joint appearances with Steve Marks for weeks now. Over the last 35 days -- since April Fool's Day -- Senator Schrader has appeared at 13 scheduled joint appearances. An average of more than one every three days.
Here's a complete list.
Note: Steve Marks was absent on April 21 in Tillamook and on April 22 in Milwaukie. Not sure where he was -- but he wasn't at the joint appearances.
3-Apr CCTV Debate ( Salem )
11-Apr Willamette Week Interviews ( Taped available online )
14-Apr Pacific City Candidates Forum ( Pacific City )
15-Apr Eggs and Issues Voters Forum ( Milwaukie )
17-Apr Benton County Dems Central Committee Meeting ( Corvallis )
19-Apr Clackamas County Dems Candidates Super Forum (West Linn)
19-Apr Clackamas County Dems Candidates Super Forum (Milwaukie)
21-Apr Tillamook Candidates Forum ( Tillamook )
22-Apr Willamette View Democratic Candidates Forum ( Milwaukie )
23-Apr Lincoln County Dems Central Committee Meeting ( Newport )
26-Apr Woodburn Democrats Meeting ( Woodburn )
29-Apr Corvallis League of Women Voters Forum ( Corvallis )
1-May Silverton Grange Candidates Forum ( Silverton )
On May 8th, they're scheduled in Monmouth at the Polk County Dems Candidate Forum. On May 14th, in Lake Oswego at the Willamette Valley Democratic Women Forum.
[Full disclosure: My firm built Kurt Schrader's website, but I speak only for myself.]
Looking at their websites,
Looking at their websites, it all seems to be the same. Health care, end the war, same old liberal-blib-blab issues.
Watch the Willamette Week interview. You'll see what I mean.
If I wanted to hear predictable banal platitudes that go unchallenged, I'd watch the Republican National Convention.
Someone needs to make these guys debate. Make it interesting.
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