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Is Climate Ripe for GOP to Make Dent in Oregon? (Kyle Trygstad, 9/08/10, CQ-Roll Call)

Oregon Republicans are as curious as political handicappers to see how things play out in November.

There appears to be an opportunity for the GOP to make inroads at both the state and federal levels, but the realities of running in one of the most Democratic-leaning states makes it difficult to predict success.

In particular, local and national political observers are keeping an eye on two Democrat-held House districts: Rep. David Wu ’s 1st district and freshman Rep. Kurt Schrader ’s 5th district.