David Wu

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The clock is ticking for reporting second quarter fundraising numbers, and all eyes are turned toward 5th congressional district candidates Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) and State Sen. Kurt Schrader (D-Canby), neither of who have filed FEC reports.

The Oregonian just called the Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District for incumbent David Wu. Will Hobbs and Mark Welyczko took on the Congressman.

A summary of The Oregonian’s endorsements in the May 20 primary election: the newspaper is backing Barack Obama for President, Steve Novick for U.S. Senate, Kate Brown for Secretary of State, Greg Macpherson for Attorney General, and Sam Adams for Mayor of Portland.

As the Oregon primary looms near, the race to secure more superdelegates continues to heat up. Barack Obama's campaign announced today the endorsement of Congressman Peter Defazio, adding to current endorsers Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and David Wu.

There is no indication that Congressman David Wu will lose his bid for renomination to a sixth term in the Democratic primary, but one of his challengers could win by losing. Will Hobbs, a computer engineer, seems to have impressed Democrats with his uphill campaign against the incumbent – he was endorsed by The Oregonian – and Democratic insiders are predicting a political future for this newcomer.

Chalk one up for Obama. Rep. David Wu—one of Oregon’s superdelegates—announced today that he is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for president.

"He's the embodiment of change," Wu said this morning on a conference call with reporters.

Oregonians rarely get the opportunity to see any real competitive races for Congress. Earl Blumenauer and Peter Defazio have solid Dem districts with large enough followings to ward off a serious challenge from any party. Greg Walden has seen a few scrappy Democratic candidates try and mount a race in his conservative eastern Oregon based district, but nothing the DCCC or the Democratic Party of Oregon pays any attention to. He won 67% of the vote in his last race.