Newsweek just published their take on Oregon’s CD6, describing it as a district that Republicans are “close to flipping,” while at the same time neglecting to explain how it’s possible to “flip” a seat that didn’t exist before this election cycle. #orpol 
And lest you think the headline is referring to a different district in Oregon, here's the link, which includes Mike Erickson's name in the URL. CD5 is mentioned only in passing, and CD4 isn't mentioned at all. newsweek.com/republicans-cl…
I mean, if you replace the word "flipping" with the word "winning" in the headline, it's a decent-enough birds-eye view of the race in CD6. Still, it's a reminder that local journalists generally have a better handle on these kinds of things.
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