That's fine but I hate that any time a well funded third party candidate comes along that the media tries to discredit them as a spoiler. And people believe them. I bet if people Voted their conscience shed have at least 25 or more percent and actually have a small chance of winning.
If Drazen doesnt win, im moving out of oregon. period. tired of relentless chaos in the streets. sorry. you arent getting a cent of my tax paying dollars.
Oh "relentless chaos in the streets"? LOL I live downtown portland there's no change from before Covid. You and your clown car fascists exist to make america fear the "other" and it won't work here.
@@tyronesmith3812 how so? By yelling at pregnant women, blaming the homeless for being poor and screaming lies about "open borders" that are utterly false? Good luck with that. Oregon doesn't vote for FASCISTS, go crawl back under your rock
Only if you hate human and women's right, want to jail the homeless and want 10x more cops and prisons just like a Red state but roads and bridges and better schools don't matter. Seems legitski.
If someone being confirmed for the Supreme Court can lie and get away with it, certainly the politicians are going to do and say whatever the have to get elected. Then do exactly what they want to either make money or keep power.
Best if you hate human and women's right, want to jail the homeless and want 10x more cops and prisons just like a Red state but roads and bridges and better schools don't matter. Seems legitski.
@@scottm2553 interpret it how you may. Every American I know is in favor of stricter voting laws. I support voter ID. I would also love vote in person with limited exceptions. Anyone in favor of a legit election supports this imo. Eliminate any suspicion from all sides🇺🇸👍🏻
@@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516 it's definitely the truth you bot! You actually think the democrats have done Oregon any good? You must live in a looney bin.
@@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516 from your reply I'm guessing you are no older then 30. I'm a racist because I said if this state goes Republican that says a lot, you dont think it does. This is the most liberal city in america. Portland decideds what this state will be not rural areas. This state hasn't seen a Republican governor since the 80's I didnt think we would ever see a Republican governor here in my lifetime. By the why I'm a registered Democrat that is awake not woke.
@@LuanNguyen-rj1bt either way, Oregons house and senate is a supermajority, so many of her ideas would never happen. There’s a little bit that she can do. But most she can’t.
Too bad. The Republicans can not even win when they run a 3rd party (former democrat). Drazen got about the same percentage was the Republican 4 years ago, but Kotek about 8-10 percent less. Johnson got that 8-10 percent but Kotek still won. Thank goodness.
Drazan has my vote. I watched those rioters destroy dwntwn Portland and im not voting for anyone who wants to defund our police departments no matter in which state its in. Need a leader not a liar. Time for change!!!!
This gubernatorial race in Ore. is interesting to watch from outside Ore. . It exposes a lot about the unusual character of this state and its people. ...
So you hate human and women's right, want to jail the homeless and want 10x more cops and prisons just like a Red state but roads and bridges and better schools don't matter. Seems legitski.
This gubernatorial race in Ore. is interesting to watch from outside Ore. . It exposes a lot about the strange & unusual character of this state and its people. ....... ????
Not just in Oregon but nationwide it's the same; why doesn't anyone even mention the major problem of property owners', managers', & landlords' out-of-control GREED which has caused homelessness in the first place. Are people afraid of these ABSURD GREEDY and already rich thieves ? ...
Homelessness - When the cost of housing exceeds and/or becomes a major portion of a person's income such that it becomes unaffordable. The unaffordability eventually causes a person onto the streets eventually leading, in some cases, to depression, substance ( alcohol, drugs, etc ) abuse and possibly leading to mental illness. The unaffordability is caused by property owners, managers, and landlords increasing housing costs to exuberant levels without regards to the consequences on people. ... And when minimum wage goes up, almost automatically so does housing such that it wipes-out any minimum wage benefits. Again the only ones benefitting are the property owners, managers, and landlords. It's time to put a stop to this vicious cycle because it also contributes to rising economic inflation.
Kotek pushed and allowed corporate developers as my former district state rep to demolish entire swaths of 1920 beautiful bungalows, destroying neighborhoods to erect concentrated seven storied unaffordable, towering non-parking buildings which changed the face of our once beautiful neighborhoods. She lined her pockets from these developers who raise the rent every year, and have harmed affordable housing...Kotek is a menace career politician
1) property owners are the ones who actually pay the bills and manage the property, they have a right to make a profit after taking care of everyone else 2) the rising costs are from direct and indirect policy failures. Remember lumber costing double when they shut down oregan. Everyone spent their time using lumber for projects. Lumber prices doubled due to the unexpected demand. 2) inflation is caused by the federal reserve printing money 3) wages are imposed by city council and state legislatures 4) property owners pay property taxes (subject to government), principal and interest (guess who), permit fees and evictions by guess who again Do you see a common theme here? Stop voting democrat because their meddling is driving up the cost of living. This has always been true since FDR was president. Look into Thomas Sowell and Peter Schiff
Tina is a socialist justice warrior that is what help go do wrong with Oregon. We need a big girl to put in her work boots an gloves an get her hands dirty and so the hard job of putting them in jail for their crimes. Court commitment to mental health an drugs. Yes some need to be locked up an treatment and anti drug therapy. No more in an out the door of the jails an mental healthcare Yes it time play hard ball and revoke that bad legalize hard drug law. Drazan has my vote. No more democratic socialist justice warriors no thanks .
2 of them speak in circles like always the only answer is right is Christina’s! it is more then housing…we need to help them heal and succeed not put them away so we don’t see them ☝️ We are one family 🇺🇸
@@AA-pk6fo I can’t vote for a Republican honestly because what I can’t abide by is most of the MAGA republicans out there that want to destroy our democracy by denying the 2020 election was legitimate. If politicians can’t accept that there is a possibility that they can legitimately lose then we’re no longer a democracy.
Why are the solutions to homelessness so complicated ? It started with UNAFFORDABILITY and it can end with AFFORDABILITY ! Go after the GREEDY property owners, managers, and landlords ( thieves ) where the problems started in the first place. I have seen homeless in Florida with education and careers who still could not earn enough to afford the continually rising housing.costs ! The mental problems, substance abuses, etc come after becoming homeless due to the thieves ! ...
The whole problem is the Democrats have been in power and have a overspent reducing the value of the dollar while providing no penalty for any drug use so people stay in a stupor and don’t even know what’s going on.
@@smesui1799 The problem with addiction is a lack of holding people accountable. Raising the minimum wage and discriminating against people with limited capability by not allowing them to have a job and value in their life. to get subsidy and housing you cannot work which which leads to drug abuse and crime. The corruption and state government in Oregon is at all levels and none of the people are being prosecuted or held accountable. Our voting system is completely broken 15 to 30% of the votes are fraudulent.
What people do not understand when comes to voting is that voting is so important on a local level. The president of the US is useless to the American People. Your governor of the state you live in is your president and you pay your taxes in one place your domicile and the mayor and governor of your state has ,more of a direct affect on your life then the president. Your mayor and Governor practically run your daily life. Actually mayor of your city or town then Governor. The Governor is the bigger picture. You cant live in all 50 states at the same time. Why do you care what happens in other states. You are an Oregonian first before you are an American. Like I am a New Yorker first before I am an American. Think about it. The states operate as 50 separate countries. Politics is always local not national. By the elites making you think it is more important nationally they are taking your rights away because the focus goes away from your home state. The president is only important to the governors of the states because the governors run their states and The president of the US is the governor's boss. the governors are really scared. My political science professor in University taught us this in 1994 and he is so right. So vote hard and vote for what you feel will help your life.
@@mayet4702 Your new president is an extreme leftist of Oregon. I thought Oregon needed the most help when it came to drugs and homelessness. You live there not me. I only hear about Oregon on News. I do no have the real picture because I do not live there. You know what is best for your state!!!
I agree betsy Johnson is the very best candidate but she wont win because she doesnt have a party which is sad. Dont vote for the party but vote for the best for that position.
For sure! I am what most lefties like to call a worthless centrist. I think there is good and bad in both parties and we should listen to both to succeed. But what do I know 🤷
They couldn't have imagined it this bad. Put a logger or a fisherman or a farmer from a hundred years ago into downtown Portland, Eugene, or Salem and they'd burn the place down.
I think we can require law and order while also holding police accountable for their own misdeeds. Yes, we want police, but I refuse to accept them back as they were before. These last 2 years have felt like police racketeering. After calls, reasonable calls mind you, for basic accountability and reform they responded with "nice city you have there, it'd be a real shame if something happened to it..." As if a ruling preventing the criminalization of camping somehow prevented them from going after rampant auto and retail theft. I'm not buying it. So, yes, we need police and we need to support them, but that comes with a big caveat that we need the police reform we were pushing for first.
I’m a left-leaning independent. Aside from being annoyed with all of them for the barrage of mudslinging political ads recently, I really don’t like any of them and don’t think any have a chance of accomplishing anything substantive in terms of legislation. They come across as the typical scheming, double-talking, maneuvering, sleazy politicians. All three are about as genuine as a three dollar bill. So it comes down to this, for me anyway. Do we let Oregon take a sharp turn to the right or not? Drazen is far right, as much as she tries to pretend otherwise. Kotek is openly far left. Both the far left and far right are dangerous but the right clearly more. I don’t like the far left but I’ll stick with the devil I know rather than the devil I don’t. I’ll be firmly holding my nose and voting Kotek.
That's unfortunate my friend this state needs change not the same trash we have been fed since the late 80s. Drazan will be better then any democrat in my eyes you call her far right but what does that really mean? The tv told you she is bad so she's far right? Democrats have run his state into the ground and put drugs and bums all over our streets to keep voting for them will only make this worse. Have a good day
It’d be funny if Kotek won, people in Eastern Oregon trying to join Idaho already, wonder if losing the eastern portion of the state will do anything to Oregon
@@MatthewJamesKent If you care about freedom, then you should not support authoritarians who want to take away your freedoms and voice. They are actively trying to take away your rights. Democrats aren't wanting to take away the second amendment. They just want to increase regulations so society is safe. Do you not hear about all the shootings that happen?
Voting for Johnson will ensure Drazan wins. Johnson currently has 16% of the votes, which means she’ll never win and she knows it. So, the 16% voting for her makes it closer for Drazen to win.
Kotek should not be in this race, her policies helped decimate Portland she is a career climber politician who doesnt give a shit about Oregon, this race should be between Johnson and Drazan who both legitimately want to throw out Koteks policies and reinstate law and order, manage accountability within the homeless drug crisis instead of creating a never ending homeless industrial complex by parroting California like Kotek, Brown and Wheeler have done
I'm voting johnson too. I don't agree with her on everything but seems the most straight foward. Don't listen to others telling you she is a spoiler. Vote your concince
They wont do it. Its gotta be close to there drug dealer. Its gotta be close to food. Its gotta be close to whatever comforts they need. If you wanna stop the homeless crises. Start enforcing immigration laws and quit giving them food cards. Stop all inner city street or park camping. Flood the streets will police officers. They just wanna do drugs and do nothing. We shouldn't be supporting their bad habits. I have a brother hooked on fentanyl and its sickening.
@@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516 the fascists are one ones supporting Biden war in ukraine. They are ethnic cleansing east ukrainians for 8 years +. And the left dont give a damn. Fascist and communist are virtually the same. And guess who actions resemble those. The nasty left and their lynchmob FBI.
Fear of outsiders is the biggest indicator of fascist authoritarian shill speak. The homeless in portland come from republican families who disown their own children for caring about others, or being gay or questioning fascist doctrine or smoking pot. No mexican immigrants -zero.
@@vexintersect1312 the point is this state is in shambles you dork! And you want to continue down this road.. I for one am done with the homelessness and drug addicts all over the streets. Finding needles at parks! And we should keep voting for the same people who have made it like this right?
