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Presidential primary contenders Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will just barely miss each other in Oregon in the coming days.

Clinton, who will spend Friday in the state before traveling to Kentucky, will hold a “Solutions for America” event in Junction City and then attend a televised town hall in Portland.

Obama will hold town hall meetings in Roseburg on Saturday and Gresham and Pendleton on Sunday.  Obama will also hold a rally in Portland on Sunday. 

Sean Astin is coming back to Oregon.

Astin, leader of the "Goonies," which was filmed in Astoria, will be in Portland tomorrow, visiting Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters and then heading to Portland State University.

Maybe he’ll find the jewels hidden in his marble bag to save the Democrats.

Barack Obama poses with employees of solar product maker the PV Powered Company May 10, 2008 in Bend, Oregon.: Getty Images
Barack Obama has a 20-point lead, 55%-35%, over Hillary Clinton in Oregon's May 20 Democratic presidential primary, according to a Portland's Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall Inc. for the Portland Tribune and KPTV News 12.

"Barring a disaster, Barack Obama's going to win Oregon, and he may win it very big," pollster Tim Hibbits told the Portland Tribune. "This is the widest lead that I've seen of any poll for Obama in Oregon," he said. "I'd be shocked if Obama didn't win here."

Sen. John McCain’s speech at the wind turbine manufacturing company, Vestas Wind Technology, has been raising the ire of Democrats in Oregon, the Democratic National Committee and Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The big talking point is the choice of venue itself; back in 2003, Vestas cancelled a plan to construct a turbine plant and consequently laid off 500 employees due to uncertainty surrounding production tax credits. Vestas then joined a group that lobbied for the 2005 Energy Bill, which would have provided financial incentives to produce wind power, a bill which McCain ultimately opposed. Democrats blasted out ‘fact sheets’ throughout the morning deriding McCain’s voting opposition to tax credits for wind power producers, calling his speech—and its location—‘hypocritical.’

Barack Obama leads John McCain by a 52%-38% margin in Oregon, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll released on Saturday. His 14-point lead is more than double his six point lead just one month ago.  The poll shows McCain with a problem among Republicans: he’s getting just 68% of the Oregon GOP vote. 

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.

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Now that Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have split Indiana and North Carolina, Oregon can be assured that it will receive attention.

Oregon—with 52 delegates and 12 superdelegates—is the only really competitive state remaining on the primary calendar, which is why both candidates will be turning up in the Beaver state over the next few days.

Obama’s campaign announced this morning that the Senator will be in Oregon this weekend, details are forthcoming.

Clinton will be out in Central Point tomorrow, holding a town hall at the Jackson County Fairgrounds and Expo Park.

Barack Obama has a twelve point lead over Hillary Clinton in Oregon’s May 20 Democratic presidential primary, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll.  Obama leads Clinton 51%-39%, with a big lead among younger and higher income voters.  But most Democrats will vote for either candidate in a general election matchup with Republican John McCain.