Breaking: John McCain fails to make Oregon Voters' Guide

[stevedeshazer]

http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/04/oregon-presiden.html



For the first time in modern Oregon politics, a major presidential campaign has missed the Oregon Voters' Pamphlet deadline. John McCain's campaign will not be included in the Oregon Voters' Guide for our May 20 primary.

At a mere $1000 dollars, the Oregon Voters' Pamphlet is one of the most cost-effective voter contact tools available anywhere. Which is why contested and uncontested primary campaigns alike fail to participate at their peril.

The Oregon Voters' Pamphlet is a key part of every campaign in Oregon. Functionally, it is the cheapest mailer for a campaign, costing only a mere thousand dollars to go to every registered Democrat in the state. Furthermore, unlike the direct mail that campaigns send to voters that the average viewer only looks at for seven seconds, the voters' pamphlet is read by voters, especially in races where they are unfamiliar with the candidates. The voters' pamphlet is comprised of information furnished by the candidates, but because it is published by the state, the pamphlet has an air of legitimacy that other publications from campaigns do not.

The real loser here, of course, is George W. Bush and his campaign for a third term.

[livetohike]

1. Guess he was having nap time when the deadline came

:-). Either that or his campaign is too broke to afford $1000.

[stevedeshazer]

2. It shows the incompetence of the Oregon GOP.

They have failed in most cases to even field a credible candidate in the statewide election races.

They're terrible.

The only chance McCain has (or had) in Oregon was to swing independent voters, a sizable voting bloc in Oregon. This is a slap in the face to them, even though it's only the primary election.

[patrice]

3. Apparently, Oregonians are expendable, just like so many Soldiers, along McCheney's road

to U.$. hegemoney.

[But....]

4. I'm finding more and more...

that how a campaign is run tells me more about the candidate then anything they say.

[Clear Blue Sky]

5. He had a "senior moment" and forgot about it... n/t

[swag]

6. Nice find, Steve. What a pack of bunglers.

[stevedeshazer]

7. I'll bet Ron Paul is gonna be on the ballot

The Oregon Republican primary ballot will be practically blank.

I welcome it.

[XemaSab]

9. Dude... you think Ron Paul can take Oregon?

'Cause if he does I am going to LAUGH and LAUGH and LAUGH....

[roguevalley]

10. if he's the only repug, some of the hardcore will vote for him and

if he's the only candidate there and people don't write in mccain, he will win. I love Oregon.

RV, an expat to Alaska from Central Point.

[sandnsea]

11. This is the voter pamphlet, not the ballot

He's on the ballot. He just missed an opportunity to tell every Oregon voter about himself for only $1,000. Stupid, that's all.

[roguevalley]

16. ah. ok. well, i'll take what I can get. :)

[stevedeshazer]

17. No, he won't

McCain will be on the ballot, too. McCain will be missing from just the voter's pamphlet, but in Oregon, that's a big deal.

[Pastiche423]

18. It wouldn't surprise me in the least

if Ron Paul takes Oregon. On the southern coast, I have seen zero McCain signs and tons of Ron Paul signs.

[here_is_to_hope]

8. We Oregonians have our ways...MU HA HA HA!

We rely on Mcstupids senility to get our message out.

[gateley]

12. That's not a flak vest, by the way. It's a bib. nt

[Faux pas]

13. LOL too bad his name has to be on the ballot....maybe he can

screw that up too.

[Fireweed247]

14. I think it was purposeful

The campaign figured the less you know about him, the more likely you are to vote for him.

www.peacecandidates.com

[gateley]

15. Ha! nt

[gratuitous]

19. McCain to Oregon: Drop dead

We don't care enough about you to get into the Voters' Pamphlet.

Oh, the ads practically write themselves, don't they?

[stevedeshazer]

20. His campaign has already written us off

I love it.