Jim Zupancic

Now that Kevin Mannix is widely expected to enter the GOP primary for the 5th congressional district, the Democratic candidates for Secretary of State and Attorney General can stop using him as their potential general election straw man opponent. Although, it was the Attorney General race Mannix was seriously considering prior to Rep. Darlene Hooley announcing her retirement.  read more »

Tim Phillips, the co-chair of the Oregon Leadership Council, a group of Republican heavyweights hoping to help reverse the GOP’s fortunes in the state, spoke today of the importance of uncontested Republican primaries.  read more »

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.