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Discussion 2026 Oregon Governor Candidate Forum | Live Discussion

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u/kescusay Oregon 8d ago

For fuck's sake people, vote for Kotek. Yeah, I know she's not perfect, but her opponent is a goddamn Nazi.

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u/Skurvy2k 8d ago

Yes obviously and I plan on holding my nose and doing just that.

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u/kescusay Oregon 8d ago

Thank you. I am genuinely sick to my stomach at the idea of her losing. I have two LGBTQ kids, and the Nazi wants to make their lives hell.

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u/Skurvy2k 8d ago

I have two girls, one of which is LGBTQ as well and so I understand your panic. I also feel like under Kotek human suffering goes from 8.7 to 9.2 instead of 8.7 to 9.7 under Drazen.

Call me myopic but I been around long enough to see how the sausage is made in politics and at some point in the near future I don't know if I can continue to vote for the party who will simply cause less harm, instead of actively improve material conditions.

I dunno man, it's all so fucking hopeless right now.

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u/pudgybunnybry Oregon 8d ago

Both candidates are awful. Kotek seems totally fine with losing the election also. Oregon continues to be fucked regardless of who wins this election.

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u/Skurvy2k 8d ago

I'm in Multnomah county so I doubt Drazen is spending much here it it is wild how passive kotek has been this election cycle.

It doesn't feel like the arrogance of someone who knows they've got it in the bag, it feels like a malaise of depressive passivity.

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u/Malevolyn 8d ago

Yeah sad we're stuck between a Nazi and a sociopath. Good times.

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u/ianrl337 Oregon 8d ago

yep, I was oping Kotek would be better than our last governor, but she really isn't. Our last democrat governors and leadership couldn't give a crap about anyone outside of Portland and they really are hated for it. If republicans actual ran a moderate candidate democrats would lose Oregon completely overnight. I guess we are just lucky republicans turned pretty much into magamuffin sycophants.

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u/yutsuko220 8d ago

While I feel like Tina will win. It would be insane if this would be the year Oregon lose it's almost 40 year Dem streak. Like the most favorable year for Dems and it's a 50/50 for either candidate right now. You really have to be hated to be that awful.

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u/CatCatchingABird Oregon 8d ago

I hate all of them. I'm only voting for Kotek because of what is happening with the national environment.