Barack Obama

Oregon Expected To Not Be As "Blue" As '08

By Jim McCoy Tue 6th November News Barack Obama elections Politics

Barack Obama won big in Oregon four years ago with a 16-point gap over John McCain, and he was the first presidential candidate in state history to take 1 million votes. Obama will likely take Oregon again. But Obama fever has died down, even among young people. So his margin of victory here may well turn out to be less. Obama's huge win in 2008 was something of an outlier.Read More »

President To Make Portland Stop

By Jim McCoy Thu 19th July News 2012 election Barack Obama

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has confirmed that the president will visit Oregon next week.

The Obama campaign announced Thursday that the president will speak to supporters and hold two fundraisers in Portland during a brief stop on Tuesday. The trip is part of a three-day swing through Nevada, California, Oregon, Nevada and Louisiana.Read More »