The shifting hues of Oregon politics

County by county, our blue streak is relatively new

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
October 31, 2008

WASHINGTON — Pundits expect Democrat Barack Obama to turn more of Or-egon’s red counties blue this election cycle, continuing a decades-long trend toward a more liberal state.

While much of Oregon’s deepening blue hue is caused by population growth in the urban....

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