Democrat wins decisively in Oregon special election

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72281.html


Suzanne Bonamici wins decisively in Oregon special election


Oregon Democrat Suzanne Bonamici scored a decisive win Tuesday night over Republican Rob Cornilles in the special election to replace disgraced former Rep. David Wu.

With 68 percent of precincts reporting, Bonamici, a former state senator, led Cornilles 54 percent to 39 percent. Cornilles is a sports business consultant who waged an unsuccessful bid for the northwest Oregon-based 1st District seat in 2010.

Democrats had been strongly favored to hold the seat, which has sent only Democrats to Congress since 1974. But party officials approached the contest with trepidation following an upset Republican win for a New York City-based congressional seat last fall.

National Democrats launched a furious TV assault designed to portray Cornilles as a tea partier who was too conservative for the liberal district. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $1.2 million on TV ads. A group of third-party organizations, including EMILY’s List, joined in the ad assault.

“Democrats successfully held the Republican accountable for his extreme tea party roots and his commitment to protecting the ultra-wealthy at the expense of Medicare for seniors,” DCCC Chairman Steve Israel said in a statement. “This election is a win for middle-class Oregon families who want someone to fight for them.”

Cornilles struggled to gain his footing under the weight of the Democratic attack, consistently lagging behind Bonamici in public polling. National Republicans largely stayed on the sidelines, recognizing the challenges Cornilles faced. The National Republican Congressional Committee spent just $85,000 to help the candidate fund a single TV ad.

Republicans argued that Democrats’ decision to expend funds on the contest bodes poorly for the party’s prospects in the fall.

“Despite being outspent by his opponent and on the receiving end of an onslaught of false attacks from national Democrats, Rob kept a deep-blue district in play by fighting for solutions that create Oregon jobs,” NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions said in a statement. “Democrats found themselves spending precious resources masquerading their candidate as a fiscal conservative and desperately running away from their own agenda that the American people continue to reject from coast to coast.”

Bonamici’s convincing victory is certain to discourage Republicans from competing in the district in the fall, when she runs for a full term.

 

"Democrat wins..in Oregon"

Is that really news? Its sort of like saying "Leftist wins election in San Fransisco!".

Its kind of a given. Oregon, particularly Portland, is so far left they would elect Fidel Castro to public office if they could.

A racist leftist like you is an oddity and wouldn't likely fit in there. I don't think real leftists would understand the rabid racism you harbor in your heart.

 

********377 trolling trying to start E fights and ruin another thread********

 

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You're spamming the board, mate.

 

In IQ47's defense, it's really the only move he has. Repeat the same thing over and over and over...then claim victory.

 

377 was spamming it calling me racist after every post I made for posting a vid of a civil rights hero,just wanted to make sure everybody saw his racists posts

Come on Ricter,why didnt you point out 377s spamming the board calling me a racist after every post I made

 

He is indeed spamming your posts excessively. I was referring to the number of times I see your name on the front page. I call that when I see it, no loyalty (I hope).

 

I didn't make all those threads at the same time.I was responding to 377s posts calling me a racist in those threads

 

Ok, I see.