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Presidential Candidates Make Pit Stop in Oregon
August 29, 2007
Author: CFM Staff
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Two Democratic presidential candidates have scheduled appearances in Oregon this fall, even though the nomination is often sewn up before Oregon's May primary election rolls around.
Barack Obama, a community leader turned U.S. senator from Illinois, will hold a rally September 7 at Memorial Coliseum for $25 a seat. Beforehand, he'll wine and dine with V.I.P. supporters who will pay $500 per plate.
John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator with close ties to labor unions, has raised more Oregon money than any other Democratic candidate, according to the Associated Press. He will speak at the OBA's 2007 Oregon Statesman of the Year Award ceremony October 9. The OBA will present awards to State Senator Frank Morse, R-Albany, and Ken Thrasher, chairman and CEO of Compli, a compliance management consulting firm that serves auto dealerships.
Republican candidate John McCain cancelled an August 1 fundraiser at the Heathman Hotel, saying he needed to return to Washington, D.C., early to vote on important ethics legislation. Protests by Veterans in Action scheduled to take place outside the fundraiser also were cancelled.
The man who's raised the most money from Oregonians, Republican candidate Mitt Romney, has yet to make an appearance here. His focus in the West has been on California, which has a February primary.
Oregon legislators considered moving the state's primary election to January during the 2007 session, but that idea was still sitting on the table when they adjourned in June.
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