{"id":1662906,"date":"2022-09-28T16:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1662906"},"modified":"2022-09-28T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:53:11","slug":"candidates-debate-as-oregons-three-way-race-for-governor-tightens-to-a-toss-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candidates-debate-as-oregons-three-way-race-for-governor-tightens-to-a-toss-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates Debate as Oregon\u2019s Three-Way Race for Governor Tightens to a Toss-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcandidates-debate-as-oregons-three-way-race-for-governor-tightens-to-a-toss-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1662906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-oregon\">Oregon<\/a> governor\u2019s race now rated a \u201ctoss-up\u201d by both the University of Virginia\u2019s Center for Politics and the Cook Political Report, three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-candidates\">candidates<\/a> are busy staking out what they hope will be their path to victory in November.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 27, Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Christine Drazan, and non-affiliated candidate Betsy Johnson answered questions from residents in the state\u2019s central region before Oregon State University-Cascades students and staff.<\/p>\n<p>In a state that hasn\u2019t elected a Republican for more than 40 years, former Oregon House Minority Drazan is running as an agent of change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a decade of one-party rule, this state is a mess,\u201d said Drazan in her opening.<\/p>\n<p> Independent Stance <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy opponents represent the status quo and would follow Kate Brown\u2019s leadership. We need a new direction for our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A seasoned progressive, Kotek served in the state legislature for 14 years, including nine years as House Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have real challenges: housing and homelessness, an addiction and overdose epidemic, and threats against our democracy right here in our state,\u201d she opened. \u201cWe have attacks against our freedoms and gun violence. We need leaders who can solve problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A straight-talking timber heiress and private pilot, Betsy Johnson served as a state senator from 2007 to 2021. She left the Democrat party last year to mount a third-party run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not captive to the far left or the far right,\u201d she said. \u201cAs an independent governor, I\u2019m the only one who can actually crack down on crime and homelessness and protect a woman\u2019s right to choose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winner will have her work cut out for her.<\/p>\n<p>After two terms under Gov. Kate Brown\u2014a Democrat who polls as the least popular governor in the nation\u2014Oregon is a hot mess.<\/p>\n<p>The state has a drug epidemic and a homeless crisis. Crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Oregon governor\u2019s race now rated a \u201ctoss-up\u201d by both the University of Virginia\u2019s Center for Politics and the Cook Political Report, three candidates are busy staking out what they hope will be their path to victory in November. 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