“You want to be an acceptable choice to everybody,” says Jake Weigler, one of the most accomplished political consultants in Portland. “If you can be in that Venn diagram, that’s a sweet spot to be in.”
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Republicans argue that after decades of Democrats controlling the state, they have nothing to show for it, particularly when it comes to systemic issues. And Democrats are left with a less punchy message: “Those policies take time and it’s an incremental improvement,” Jake Weigler, another Oregon-based Democratic strategist, said. “I think Oregon is like a lot of states where you have one major metropolitan area and then the rest of the state. And so there’s always a perception that Portland is trying to dominate the political future of the state, that kind of urban-rural divide.”
There should be consequences when you are taking anti-science, anti-public health [stances] and quite literally killing people.
The group, Our Shot Oregon, intends to focus its campaign on prominent political opponents of masking, social distancing and COVID-19 vaccines.
The city hired a consulting firm, Praxis Political, to help with community engagement and public outreach. “We found that there’s strong public support for enhanced protection for parks and natural spaces, and for this referral,” said Megan Wever.
The party may use the governor race to elevate the state’s status as an incubator for progressive policy.
Praxis designed mail piece wins Most Compelling Art from Willamette Week! “Multnomah County Circuit Court candidate Rima Ghandour eschewed serious-looking lawyers and legal books, instead positioning herself in front of the George Floyd mural on the plywood covering the Apple Store in downtown Portland.”
“It may push us to revisit how we create a more responsive government,” says Weigler. “If signature gathering really is curtailed through a lot of next year, are citizens and advocates going to go to the decision makers, and say, let’s think about how to shake up the system?”