Winners and Losers
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Kurt SchraderWinning endorsements from the Statesman Journal and the conservative leaning Farm Bureau, the road to Congress is well paved for this Democrat. |
Bill SizemoreThe tax activist finds himself in court once again for allegedly violating a court order barring him from using a tax-exempt charitable organiztion for political purposes. |
Dave KimHe surprised Senate Democrats by winning the GOP write-in nomination and now he's considered a serious challenge to incumbent Democrat Laurie Monnes Anderson. |
FuturePACUsing campaign tactics that most Democrats claim to admonish, the House caucus fundraising organization needs to do more fact checking before sending out mailers against incumbent Rep. Scott Brunn. |
Jeff MerkleyThe Rothenberg Report moved the US Senate race out of the "toss-up" category and bumped it up into the "lean takeover" status. |
Mike EricksonMaking yet another appearance on the loser's list, the Republican congressional candidate fails to even show up for an editorial board meeting for the largest newspaper in the district he so desparately wants to represent. |
Sarah PalinWith nowhere to go but up, the Alaska governor surpassed all the pundit's expectations by holding her own in Veep debate against Senator Joe Biden. |
Ted KulongoskiThe governor got caught in a fib by claiming to be a parishioner of Queen of Peace Catholic Church when he has not attended in at least two years. |
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October 9, 2008
"It is a mistake for a state to put all of its political future in the hands of one political party. Oregon could be on the verge of doing that."
- U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R), during his endorsement meeting with The Oregonian, on the Democratic Party's dominance in state politics.
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