News Analysis
Democrat hopes to blunt a possible midterm wave of GOP victories look dimmer after recent polling showed Democrats facing toss-up races in what was regarded as safe congressional districts in liberal Oregon, according to experts.
Meanwhile, the once safely-liberal New York governor’s race is also rushing to a tipping point, falling away from Democrats,
Prior to re-districting this year, Democrats held the edge in Oregon, four seats to one in the northwestern liberal safe haven, an area that saw rioters take over downtown Portland in the summer of 2020 in the name of racial justice.
After this year’s gerrymander based on the 2020 census, the Democrats expected to pick up an additional seat in Oregon, making five safe congressional districts for the Democrats to one GOP district….