Struggling to stay relevant in political decisions, the Oregon Republican Party embraces the far right.
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In the last 15 years Republican share of registered voters in Oregon has fallen off :
2006
-Republican 36%
Democrat 38%
2021
-Republican 25%
-Democrat 35%
2006
-Republican 36%
Democrat 38%
2021
-Republican 25%
-Democrat 35%
The Oregon GOP met at VFW last month to elect new leadership
Conservatives were soul-searching after the Oregon GOP passed a resolution calling the Jan 6th insurrection a “false flag”, comparing it to the Reichstag fire.
But instead of turning to moderates, they doubled down
Conservatives were soul-searching after the Oregon GOP passed a resolution calling the Jan 6th insurrection a “false flag”, comparing it to the Reichstag fire.
But instead of turning to moderates, they doubled down
“If the events of Jan. 6, if the events of the last 18 months, are not enough to convince you that white nationalism is a threat to democracy, I don’t think anything will convince you,” Says @BulldogShadow
There are too few Republicans to pass legislation on their own, but like extremists groups in street protests, they can disrupt in a way the belies their size.
They’ve walked out of legislative sessions 4 times since 2019, showing that if they can’t pass bills no one can
They’ve walked out of legislative sessions 4 times since 2019, showing that if they can’t pass bills no one can
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