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Oregon is interesting in that it's D because of Portland. The state is mostly conservative small cities or rural and yet the population of the Portland metro a
by DoubleCribble 9y ago
Oregon is interesting in that it's D because of Portland. The state is mostly conservative small cities or rural and yet the population of the Portland metro area leans so far left and has such a large population relative to the other parts of the state that it changes the entire state. Remove Portland voters from the polls and Oregon would be R.[0]
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- pcwalton 9y agoYou could say the same thing about lots of blue states.
- DoubleCribble 9y agoAny examples? I don't know of any other state that has 1 city with such an impact on the entire state as to turn it blue.