Portland Oregonian: Politics

The group is weighing whether to go ahead with one or more of the proposed ballot measures. If they do, the campaign could be just as divisive and expensive as in 2010, when voters approved Measures 66 and 67.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A Republican presidential debate planned for Portland next Monday has been cancelled. Sponsors said they couldn't come up with an arrangement that would attract the candidates.

Mitt Romney cruises to victory in Washington's nonbinding Republican caucuses. The state's delegates to the party's national convention will be chosen later, but the win gives Romney a burst of momentum going into Super Tuesday.

Ron Paul says no thanks to the Oregon Constitution Party's offer to put him on the Oregon presidential ballot in November. In addition the Oregon secretary of state's office says that if Paul loses Oregon's May primary, he can't appear as the nominee of another party in November anyway.

The Oregon Republican Party will open primaries for three statewide offices to non-affiliated voters. While they won't be able to cast votes in May's presidential primary, non-affiliated voters could participate in the attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer primaries under the GOP plan.

The campaign of Republican Rob Cornilles has taken a new poll that claims he is gaining on Democrat Suzanne Bonamici in the race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District.

Republican congressional candidate Rob Cornilles reacted angrily Monday to the onslaught of Democratic advertising attacking them. He said the party elite protected former Democratic Rep. David Wu and is now trying to buy Oregon's special congressional election for Democrat Suzanne Bonamici

The candidates in Oregon's 1st Congressional District part ways over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to carry oil from Canada to the U.S. Democrat Suzanne Bonamici opposes it for environmental reasons while Republican Rob Cornilles says it will be a boost to the economy.

Portland Mayor Sam Adams wasn't happy to learn that Republicans are planning to hold a presidential primary debate in Portland in March because of the city's costs of providing security.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Democratic congressional candidate Suzanne Bonamici is now speaking out in favor of the South Korean free trade pact. She declined to take a stand before the primary, saying she was still studying the issue.