https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/10/03/is-the-obama-campaign-running-ads-in-oregon/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:34:21 -0400<![CDATA[In other words, in two of the last three presidential elections Republicans got 47% of the vote and, when a left-wing third party candidate got 5% of the vote, the Republican candidate almost carried its 7 electoral votes. In 2010 Democrat John Kitzhaber won the governorship by only a 49%-48% margin; Republicans won a 60-60 tie in the state House and Democrats held on to only a 16-14 margin in the state Senate. So at least in 2010 Republicans were getting close to 50%. In 2010 elections to the U.S. House in Oregon Democrats, who held four of the five seats, won 51% of the votes to 46% for Republicans.]]>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:00:10 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/10/03/is-the-obama-campaign-running-ads-in-oregon-n96313