{"id":1704573,"date":"2022-10-20T16:34:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1704573"},"modified":"2022-10-20T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:34:08","slug":"gop-oregon-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-out-democratic-opponent-original-defund-the-police-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-oregon-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-out-democratic-opponent-original-defund-the-police-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Oregon Gubernatorial Candidate Calls Out Democratic Opponent: \u2018Original Defund-The-Police Candidate\u2019"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgop-oregon-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-out-democratic-opponent-original-defund-the-police-candidate%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=1704573&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 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/oregon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon<\/a> Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan called out her Democratic opponent Tina Kotek in a debate on Wednesday night, as Kotek discussed her alleged support for law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/kgw-governor-debate-drazan-johnson-kotek\/283-bca6f125-fcaa-4b8b-92e8-4a35d76f6104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responding<\/a> to a question about whether the candidates believe more police officers are needed and how to fill the empty spots, Kotek said she thought more were needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen people call 911, they need to feel safe and have the right response at the right time,\u201d Kotek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/kgw-governor-debate-drazan-johnson-kotek\/283-bca6f125-fcaa-4b8b-92e8-4a35d76f6104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cAnd we do need more officers. And one of the things the state can do is increase the number of classes and trainings that are available. \u2026 I\u2019ve always supported our state police. It\u2019s important to have state police around the state to particularly serve our rural communities\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe also need to have different types of response,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Drazan countered, stating, \u201cTina Kotek is the original defund-the-police candidate. She did not support police even when rioters were attacking a police station. It\u2019s stunning to me that she would talk now like she supports law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAs governor, I will fully fund state police,\u201d Drazan continued. \u201cAs governor, I will support law enforcement, because we need it in our communities. Our communities are less safe today because we have fewer police on our streets.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p class=\"p1\">Unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson responded in agreement with Drazan, saying, \u201cI will join Ms. Drazan in saying I\u2019m surprised by Tina\u2019s answer because we\u2019ve got to start by respecting our police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean walking with the rioters or excoriating the police when the riots were happening. Tina wrote a letter to [Democratic Mayor of Portland] Ted Wheeler siding with the rioters. Ted, incidentally, also showed up with the rioters,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Drazan\u2019s campaign further extrapolated on the Republican candidate\u2019s point in a campaign email, noting that Kotek\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/christinefororegon.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0693e18ac651cec38104bf462&#038;id=82245358d2&#038;e=23e77b982d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0that police \u201ccontinued to escalate tense situations\u201d during\u00a0riots she called \u201clarge, non-violent assemblies.\u201d The campaign also pointed out, \u201c[Kotek] also made dismissive comments on riots and vandalism,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/christinefororegon.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0693e18ac651cec38104bf462&#038;id=0ea07f5c5d&#038;e=23e77b982d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claiming<\/a>:\u00a0\u2018What needed to be protected last night? An empty office building?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In her tweet, Kotek called out police officers who she said were displaying \u201cphysical intimidation\u201d to journalists.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The physical intimidation of journalists by Portland police officers is a threat to the First Amendment and a free press.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s appalling and must stop. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/orpol?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#orpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hp2kle66Kl\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hp2kle66Kl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MZVipQ32a0\">pic.twitter.com\/MZVipQ32a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tina Kotek (@TinaKotek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TinaKotek\/status\/1273397543221596161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Drazan\u2019s campaign also stated that Kotek has \u201cwelcomed the endorsements of NARAL, which openly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/christinefororegon.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0693e18ac651cec38104bf462&#038;id=a6f5275ea9&#038;e=23e77b982d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported<\/a>\u00a0defunding the police, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/christinefororegon.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0693e18ac651cec38104bf462&#038;id=9ae9edd163&#038;e=23e77b982d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFT-Oregon<\/a>, who published \u2013 and have since deleted\u201d a social media post supporting the abolition of police forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cTina Kotek is the original\u00a0defund the police candidate, she can try to rewrite her record, but every Oregonian knows the truth,\u201d\u00a0Drazan Communications Director John Burke stated.\u00a0\u201cShe had a choice between rioters and the men and women who keep us safe. She chose rioters. Oregonians can\u2019t trust her to protect our communities and they can\u2019t trust her to support our police.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan called out her Democratic opponent Tina Kotek in a debate on Wednesday night, as Kotek discussed her alleged support for law enforcement. 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