Christine Drazan concedes race for Oregon governor. When it comes to governors and prudent voter-approved measures, commonsense Oregonians are disappointed once again. For those who are not native Oregonians, allow me to provide today’s history lesson. When it comes to governors, from 1859 to 1935, they were pretty evenly matched, with the governorship flip-flopping every other election between Democrats and Republicans. After the ’39 –’56 string of GOP governors, their presence began to sputter, returning to the every-other-term scenario. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, California experienced an increasing outward migration pattern that had started in the post-Vietnam War era due to the ever-increasing burden of local regulations, price inflation, and taxation. Oregon has been documented as the fourth most popular relocation destination for Californians after Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. Except for Texas, the influx of Californians that bring their woke progressive voting habits with them contributes to the bluing of these destination states. Oh, and before I forget, where do you think all those Californians moved when they entered the state? It sure as hell wasn’t places like Burns, Baker, or Silver Lake. It was wokecentric places like Portland – the City of Roses, already infested with Democridiots. An analysis of the last few election cycles reveals the same thing – in local, state, or national elections, Democrats win because of the same 7 counties out of 36. That means people living in only 19% of Oregon’s counties are making decisions for residents that live in the other 81% of them. And that, boys and girls, is why the Greater Idaho movement has gained so much traction and will continue to do so as long as Portland, Salem, and Eugene keep electing Democrats to run our government.
