For any who recall the 2012 annual meeting in Portland, we had the pleasure of, a then democratic, state senator as our keynote speaker:
Betsy Johnson
Betsy, a liberal in that she claims that the constitution is for all of the people, not just the wealthy, re-elected many times from a very conservative portion of the state, is running for governor...
As an independent.
Solely because the progressive arm (now in complete control of the party in Oregon) along with our current governor, sought to anoint Katie's successor more or less by fiat.
When Johnson, a ranking senator, indicated a desire to stand for the nomination, she was summarily stripped of her committee assignments and cut out of party support...
https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/04/s ... ting-role/
...in a move that had more than a few democrats embarrassed and disgusted to be even remotely affiliated with that kind of behavior.
So Betsy's told them to fuck themselves. I think she used that expression.
She stands a very good chance of winning. As such, the dems are showing themselves to be the equal in every way of the republicans when it comes to sleaze.
If it weren't happening to someone I had grown to respect, at the hands of someone I used to like (our current governor and I have a long history) I'd find it all rather amusing. In a typical "politics" sort of way.
A true liberal. For Governor.
Got a ring to it, don't cha think...
Re: 2022 Midterm Elections
301Subliterate Buffooery of the right...
Literate Ignorance of the left...
We Are So Screwed
Literate Ignorance of the left...
We Are So Screwed