What if Bush won Oregon and Wisconsin in 2000? What effects would this have on subsequent campaigns? What effects would this have on the politics of those states?
portland would join washington out of shameWhat if Bush won Oregon and Wisconsin in 2000? What effects would this have on subsequent campaigns? What effects would this have on the politics of those states?
It would also kill off any creation of the Oregon Peace/Progressive PartyOregon and Wisconsin were close because of Nader getting a large amount of the vote in each state. It would probably kill off the Green Party in each state.
actually oregon (ok maybe nader did have an effect there) and washington were close just cause they were swing states (kinda) back then kerry only won oregon by 4% and washington by 7% in 2004Oregon and Wisconsin were close because of Nader getting a large amount of the vote in each state. It would probably kill off the Green Party in each state.
Oregon and Wisconsin were close because of Nader getting a large amount of the vote in each state. It would probably kill off the Green Party in each state.
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Even the Reform and American Independent Parties collapsed after losing their leader....There are people associated with it who don't suck - Winona LaDuke for example, and a few local activists I've met in Portland - but yes it's difficult for any American third party to be anything other than a protest vote, which tends to attract the cranks.
Anyway, would Oregon have less of a "blue state" identity today if it voted for Bush in 2000 and/or 2004?