Barack Obama Endorses Oregon Gov. Kate Brown For Re-Election

[TexasTowelie]

Former President Barack Obama today endorsed Oregon Gov. Kate Brown in her increasingly narrow bid for reelection.

The boost comes as part of a national round of endorsements from Obama, who remains perhaps the most unifying figure in Democratic Party politics.

Brown finds herself in an unexpectedly close race against GOP opponent Rep. Knute Buehler (R-Bend). The race is considered a tossup by national pollsters.

In his endorsement, Obama praises Brown's response to the Umpqua Community College school shooting three years ago. A week after the shooting, Obama and Brown traveled to Roseburg to meet privately with bereaved families.

Read more: https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/10/01/barack-obama-endorses-oregon-gov-kate-brown-for-re-election/

[Tavarious Jackson]

1. How is this a close race?

Good grief. f he wins he can gerrymander the state with Dennis Richardson