I think this is newsworthy because it is SO bizarre for super-lefty Oregon. I think it may be a canary in the coalmine.
http://www.zerohedge.com/political/oregon-may-elect-first-gop-governor-35-years
Believe it or not, Oregon might just elect a Republican governor on Nov 8 -- thanks to a three-way race and voters fed up with crime, homelessness and public schools used as progressive indoctrination centers.
In recent weeks, Republican Christine Drazan, the former Oregon House minority leader, has opened a 3-point lead over Democrat Tina Kotek, a former state House speaker. If she wins, it would be the first Republican victory in a governor's race since 1982.