October 29, 2008 - 10:13
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USA Today: Oregon not really in play this time

Oregon has slowly moved from the swing state column to the Democratic column over the last eight years, USA Today reported Tuesday.

“While Oregon hasn't voted for a Republican president since choosing Ronald Reagan in 1984, it was considered a swing state in the past two elections,” reporter Tracy Lowe wrote. “In 2000, Democratic nominee Al Gore won Oregon by less than half a percentage point. Gore got 46.96% of the vote, while George W. Bush got 46.52%. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry defeated Bush 51% to 47%.”

But, the paper said, increasing Democratic registration over the past eight years has moved the Beaver State toward the blue column. As a result, Oregon saw neither presidential candidate visit, nor any presidential campaign commercials on network television throughout the general election.

The paper focused on Oregon as part of its “50 States/50 Days” series that profiles the presidential race in every state.

Britten Chase is a PolitickerOR.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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