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Republican Knute Buehler regarding Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, October 5, 2018, Oregon Capitol Bureau. (Buehler is hoping to be our next Second Congressional District Congressman. Think about that. Ouch.)

“‘I think it’s deeply troubling that the accusations that have come forward (regarding) the temperament that Judge Kavanaugh has shown, and I call out and congratulate the moderates in both parties, both the Republicans and Democrats who called for the FBI investigation and slowed down the process. At this point I strongly believe President Trump should withdraw the nomination.'”

“His stance puts him largely on the side of Democrats who also have been calling on U.S. senators to reject Kavanaugh.”

https://www.wallowa.com/news/buehler-calls-for-kavanaugh-replacement/article_ee8a734d-5d75-54a2-90f2-dba6e16b5220.html

By May of 2020, let’s have a Republican candidate in every House and competitive Senate district. With the impending Trump landslide and the power of MOGA2020’s reach, we can be seriously competitive in November, even with unknown, new-to-politics candidates…to the point that we can erase the current Democrat legislative supermajorities. Then, after this 2020 election and through 2022, we’ll continue to hammer hard, focusing on taking control of both legislative houses and winning the governorship.

Have you joined the mailing list on this website? The power is in our numbers. Always remember that literally over 90% of Oregon Republicans support our president!

-Sam

Our friends Paul and Terri sent this along….Merry Christmas, everyone!
-Sam and Diana

In May 2017 Knute Buehler posted the following on his Facebook Page. It’s an exact quote:

“It’s no secret that while President Trump ran as a Republican, he was never this Republican’s choice for President (I wrote-in Ohio Governor John Kasich). Shortly after Mr. Trump announced his candidacy, and on several subsequent occasions during last year’s campaign, I publicly expressed my opposition to his candidacy.

“My primary concern was his character, temperament, fitness and his lack of experience to perform the duties of President and Commander in Chief.”

Knute Buehler regarding Donald Trump: “Self-absorbed,” with “no place as leader of the Republican Party.”

Official Buehler statement, as published via Oregon Live, August 2015:

“…we won’t grow a bigger, better GOP — especially in Oregon — if we have an angry, self-absorbed nominee who is better at insulting women and Hispanics than offering serious solutions for America’s future. Donald Trump is uninformed, out of touch and has no place as a leader of the Republican Party. If he doesn’t drop out, I hope Republican voters in early primary states will reject him. For Republicans to win nationally and here in Oregon, we need a Presidential nominee and GOP that is positive, inclusive and hopeful.”

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2015/08/knute_buehler_on_donald_trump.html

From the Preface of my book, Making Oregon Great Again.

“Along with virtually all voters who support President Donald Trump, I’ve had a bellyful of being dismissed by political/ media bullies on the Left and the Right. The political leadership of this ‘Ruling Class’ is composed of hardcore Democrat progressives and our very own Establishment Republicans-In-Name-Only.”

“These two distinct contingents – this self-anointed political elite – not only share a visceral disdain for President Trump, but are certain that you and I can’t properly operate our own lives, much less the workings of government in Salem. In this, they point their fingers at grassroots conservatives for anything that isn’t perfect. And always, down there in the dank corridors of their arrogance, they quietly sneer and titter.”

Bad news for Oregon Progressives…and Knute Buehler and Jason Atkinson in CD2…

Is anyone surprised? It’s going to be a Trump landslide this coming November.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/corbyns-bloodbath-defeat-in-uk-election-sends-warning-to-2020-democrats

With Diana at my side, I’ve taken a couple of weeks off to gather my (our) thoughts about the future. It’s been hard to hold back! Now, here’s something: it’s an informal poll put up by my friend CJ re the CD2 race. Please take a look and vote. Diana and I are enthusiastic Cliff Bentz supporters. I’ve spent hours interviewing him one-on-one at our house in Bend, three sessions over two days, and lots of phone conversations. Trust that he’s the real-deal. When you go to the poll on the Oregon Republican League Page, see my comments. More on Senator Bentz soon.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2244689407/permalink/10159196241369408?sfns=mo

In the 2018 oregon primary elections, fifteen of our sixty Oregon House districts had no Republican candidates. In 2020? It looks like it might be thirty, or even more. And no Republican has filed for Secretary of State! A Trump landslide won’t do us any good if we have no candidates to ride into office on his coattails. There’s nothing about this impending debacle from the ORP, of course.

Here’s something regarding the Second Congressional District race over here in central and eastern Oregon. This is about Republican candidate Jason Atkinson’s campaign manager, Jim Dornan.

In October of 2016, Dornan went on record with this statement (ouch): “Trump is done,” and, “Barring something completely out of the blue, like Hillary being involved in a murder, I don’t see how he (Donald Trump) wins.” (For source, see Footnote #1)

But there’s more: Dornan is not just a hyper anti-Trumper. He’s perhaps even a (gasp) Biden supporter. This is from two months ago, in the Washington Examiner: “’Biden is probably the only plausible candidate the Never Trumpers could support,’ said Jim Dornan, a Republican operative in Washington who maintains relationships with anti-Trump Republicans.” (See Footnote #2)

And, for another recent article regarding Dornan’s never-Trumpism, see Footnote #3. Wowee zowee.

KDRV news stated that Atkinson has “tapped former Trump senior strategist Jim Dornan, ‘who shares the Atkinson campaign’s vision of values and ideals,’ to help run his 2020 campaign.” (See Footnote #4)

So, Atkinson and Dornan “share…the same…values and ideals.” That sounds exactly like Buehler’s “thoughtful moderate” schtick.

Also, Dornan is apparently referring to himself as a “former Trump senior strategist.” Yeah. Right. See how far that takes him when his never-Trumper statements go public. (Oh. Wait. They’re going public right here…). At first blush, Dornan appears to be just another inside-the-beltway, double-talking, Trump-denying, Republican consultant. e.g. Russ Walker et al.

Is Jason Atkinson himself a never-Trumper? I don’t know, but in choosing Dornan to run his campaign, one could reasonably assume he is. Anyway, even if he isn’t, in hiring Dornan he might as well be.

BAD move by Atkinson, right out of the gate. Over 90% of Republicans support President Trump. And in Oregon CD2, I’d stretch that to 95%.

Yet there could be some sweet poetic justice here: if Knute Buehler runs for the CD2 seat, “behind enemy lines,” so to speak, he and Atkinson will be splitting the microscopic CD2 never-Trumper vote as well as sparse RINO campaign dollars.

And I wonder, is THIS why Buehler is hesitating to file for the race?

Atkinson and/or Buehler? Alone or together, each is finished before even starting…that is, if they run against a solid pro-Trump/pro-life candidate.

The pro-Trump/pro-life candidate who wins the CD2 nomination in May will almost certainly win the congressional seat in the general election next November. But if the nominee is Buehler or Atkinson, due to the lack of a truly conservative candidate, I fear CD2 will be lost to the Democrats one year from now. And if that happens, Oregon Democrats will finally have their super-Blue Trifecta government: governor, both chambers of the legislature (with super-majorities, no less), both US Senators, and all five US Congressmen.

And THAT, my friends, would be the ultimate Oregon Republican train wreck.

But, there’s this: for the past months we’ve been going back and forth with LOTS of Oregon conservatives and there is no question that Republican voters are as on-fire as they ever have been. (Note that statewide, a number of county Republican parties are approaching outright rebellion against the historically and demonstrably never-Trumper state Oregon Republican Party.)

Back in 2016, SO MANY Republican consultants (and their candidates) made the irreversible, paint-myself-into-a-corner mistake of damning Donald Trump…and there is no un-painting that blunder. More and more, this nuance will reveal itself as primary contests across the country take shape.
-sam c.

*Oregon’s 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon’s five districts and is the seventh largest district in the nation. It includes Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler, and part of Josephine counties.

Footnotes:
#1: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/302450-gop-operative-trump-is-done
#2: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/never-trump-republicans-quietly-preparing-to-back-biden
#3: https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/09/never-trump-republicans-quietly-preparing-back-biden/
#4: https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Former-Republican-state-rep-Southern-Oregon-native-Jason-Atkinson-announces-bid-for-Waldens-seat-564819652.html