It's beginning to look as though governor Retread may have exhausted his political capital, as a poll conducted prior to the highly publicised collapse of "Cover Oregon" showed him leading his likely Republican opponent, Dennis Richardson, by a mere 3%. And after all, Retread has said on several occasions that he has "no problem with being held accountable" for the CO debacle.
For the first time in decades, it's somewhat possible that an Oregon Democratic actually may be held accountable. Retread was already struggling in the face of the collapse of efforts to cram light rail from Porkland into Vancouver, Washington after having famously stated, "No light rail, no bridge. No joke." To which people in Washington state replied, "Okay, you win. No bridge."
Failing at that, he unsuccessfully pushed for an Oregon-only light rail bridge project, which also went down in flames reminiscent of the Hindenburg. The poll was conducted following these events, but before the Cover Oregon implosion brought the state derisive national attention.
Meanwhile, Dr. Monica Wehby continues to gain traction heading into the May primary contest aimed at ultimately taking out freshman Senator Merkely. As might be expected, Portland-area Lefties hate her; among the spittle and drool they fling are comments like "she's got no experience". It appears that they conveniently overlook the fact that she's served on national medical boards - something that the governor they keep electing has never done.
Well, there's experience, and then there's experience.
