The Oregon Constitution Party has been disaffiliated from the national committee of the Constitution Party since 2006. It was widely expected not to nominate Virgil Goode for President this year and that expectation was proven correct on August 18th when they nominated Will Christenson of the Independent American Party as their nominee.… Read more ...
In the wake of revelations about Congressman David Wu’s mental health, poll numbers show the incumbent in trouble for re-election. A recent Survey USA poll illustrates his problem. Some of the findings:
In Oregon’s governor’s race there Constitution Party in 2006 scored around 50,000 votes, or 3.6%, with Mary Starrett at the helm. In the US Senate race in 2008, the Constitution Party candidate–Dave Brownlow–racked up over 92,000 votes for a total of 5.24%. This track record has lead some prognosticators to suggest that the Constitution Party of Oregon will have a major effect on the outcome of November’s statewide elections.… Read more ...
Mary Starrett is the former Communications Director of the national Constitution Party, as well as the gubernatorial candidate of the Oregon Constitution Party in 2006–a race in which she netted over 50,000 votes, or 3.6%. She is running for a seat on the Yamhill County Commission a non-partisan position. The election for this seat took place on May 18th, 2010, but the results were so close that a recount was suspected.… Read more ...