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TomDaisy

(2,120 posts) Wed Aug 17, 2022, 10:02 PM Aug 2022

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Bitecofer sounds alarm: Very real chance Republican will win Oregon governorship

because Betsy Johnson, financed by Phil Knight and other right wing money, will split the D vote

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Must do all we can to get out the vote for Kotek and make sure voters are aware of the dirty deals behind Betsy.

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Bitecofer sounds alarm: Very real chance Republican will win Oregon governorship (Original Post) TomDaisy Aug 2022 OP

Ugh. The thought of Drazan winning makes Sky Jewels Aug 2022 #1

agree TomDaisy Aug 2022 #2

I disagree. I think she's more likely to split the QOP vote, IMO. WheelWalker Aug 2022 #3

then why is Drazen polling ahead? quakerboy Oct 2022 #4

My republican town Medford has Betsy Tree Lady Oct 2022 #5

we want Betsy to steal more votes from Drazan than from Kotek TomDaisy Oct 2022 #6

Yep, I just finally saw a big Drazan sign Tree Lady Oct 2022 #7

Betsy is like our own version of Joe Manchin. Reader Rabbit Oct 2022 #8

Sky Jewels

(8,819 posts)

1. Ugh. The thought of Drazan winning makes

Reply to TomDaisy (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2022, 11:38 PM

Aug 2022

my stomach churn. We can’t have an Republican governor after all we’ve been through. We just can’t.

TomDaisy

(2,120 posts)

2. agree

Reply to Sky Jewels (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 18, 2022, 12:17 AM

Aug 2022

WheelWalker

(9,200 posts)

3. I disagree. I think she's more likely to split the QOP vote, IMO.

Reply to TomDaisy (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2022, 11:32 PM

Aug 2022

quakerboy

(14,136 posts)

4. then why is Drazen polling ahead?

Reply to WheelWalker (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 7, 2022, 04:00 AM

Oct 2022

And why is Knight now throwing money to her?

He paid Betsy to try and siphon enough Dems to get the Republican a win.

Tree Lady

(12,205 posts)

5. My republican town Medford has Betsy

Reply to TomDaisy (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 11:33 PM

Oct 2022

Signs all over I haven't seen one Tina sign or for the republican. I wish we had ranked choice voting because as much as I want Tina to win Betsy would be better than the republican.

TomDaisy

(2,120 posts)

6. we want Betsy to steal more votes from Drazan than from Kotek

Reply to Tree Lady (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 13, 2022, 12:03 AM

Oct 2022

Tree Lady

(12,205 posts)

7. Yep, I just finally saw a big Drazan sign

Reply to TomDaisy (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 13, 2022, 12:53 AM

Oct 2022

In front of a huge senior place. I guess the owners are republicans. No surprise its not a cheap place.

Reader Rabbit

(2,663 posts)

8. Betsy is like our own version of Joe Manchin.

Reply to TomDaisy (Original post)

Sun Oct 23, 2022, 03:45 PM

Oct 2022

She votes to her own benefit and then claims it's bipartisanship.

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