This better than anything else may explain why Lane County Commissioner Faye Stewart has agreed to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Ron Wyden. Nobody expects Stewart to beat Oregon’s senior senator, but that may not be the goal.
Overcloud Economy May Explain Political Campaign
November 20th, 2015 2 Comments
Tags: Faye Stewart · money in politics · Peter DeFazio · Ron Wyden
Oregon’s Democratic Prospects May Rise if GOP Wins
October 10th, 2014 No Comments
If you believe that money is power, Oregon has not had this much power on Capitol Hill since the Packwood-Hatfield era ended two decades ago.
Tags: Dr. No · Filibuster in the United States Senate · Harry Reid · Jeff Merkley · Kitzhaber · Ron Wyden · Senate · United States Senate
Wyden Knows More Than He Can Say
October 18th, 2013 4 Comments
Military efficiency and democratic deliberation are pulling us in opposite directions, but only Wyden and a few others know the details.
Tags: Edward Snowden · Jeremy Scahill · Ron Wyden
Wydening the Gap in Partisan Politics
February 5th, 2012 1 Comment
Wyden’s style of bipartisanship doesn’t slice and dice the alternatives until nobody can recognize the original ingredients. Congress has become so adept at “cutting the baby in half” that the sausage factory of lawmaking has become a giant blender. The puree out of the spigot satisfies no one.
Tags: bipartisanship · compromise · Ron Wyden · Washington D.C.