• littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    For those blissfully unaware, =/>95% of the state of Oregon is MAGA breeding grounds. The state was literally founded by the mafia, KKK, bootleggers, pimps, et al (the furthest they could get from the seat of gov’t at the time, to avoid prosecution), and the only Blue havens are Portland, Eugene, and parts of Salem the capitol. Hell, even Corvallis (home to OSU) is strongly red outside of the student population. Please, don’t expect much from Oregon State-level government. 🥹

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      10 months ago

      Square miles can’t vote. :) The population centers are all super blue. We don’t give two shits about the 3,000 Trumpers in Harney County.

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        10 months ago

        I don’t disagree, but Presidential elections are rare by comparison to the rest of the BS the MAGAts get up to out here.

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      10 months ago

      While this is technically true, it’s not the whole picture.

      Oregon’s legislature is actually dominated by Democrats. The ratio is 17:13 in the state Senate, and 35:25 in the state House, both favoring Dems.

      And that’s because Portland, Eugene, and the most progressive parts of Salem and Corvallis are where all the actual people live. Yes, once you’re out on the highways, you’re mostly in deep red territory, but it’s also much more sparsely populated.