http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/005574.htmlSuccess From the West
Ginny Ross is a leader at Democracy For Oregon. Terri Mills, "Your Aspiring National Nurse", frequently contributes to the discussion on Blog for America.
Oregon, known around the country as a progressive, environmentally conscious haven, turned an even deeper shade of blue on Election Day. We had two Dean Dozen candidates and both of them handily won their races.
Portland's mayoral candidate, Tom Potter, followed the Dean mantra and capped his campaign contributions at $100 in the general election and a mere $25 in the primary. He defeated his big business rival, capturing over 60% of the vote!
Oregon's other Dean Dozen candidate, Peter Buckley, won his state legislative race by a stunning 60.38%. Peter worked diligently on Howard Dean's campaign for President by leading Meetups and hosting house parties.
We carried Oregon! "Carry Oregon" was even our official campaign name. And we lived up to it, with a huge amount of volunteer energy and initiative from Oregon's mighty, people-powered Howard Dean volunteers. Our team here lost no momentum after Kerry won the primary. Dean inspired us to stay in the fight! Oregon's excellent Rep. Earl Blumenauer graciously sought the support of Dean volunteers. Behold the power — in Oregon, Kerry won by a margin of victory ten times greater than Gore's margin in the 2000 election.
The best news is that Democracy for Oregon is already incorporated, has a state website and four regional sites and is fostering progressive action with Meetups across Oregon. More newcomers are joining every day.
Our Democracy for Oregon leaders are meeting to set our goals and agenda for the next several months. Besides keeping Oregon blue—maybe we'll plan to adopt Idaho to help them progress to a soothing blue as well?
—Teri Mills, your aspiring National Nurse
—Ginny Ross, DFO Leader
Peter Buckley's site.
http://democracyforamerica.com/candidates/candidate.php?district_id=1828292Democracy for Oregon site.
http://www.democracyfororegon.com/