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GOP Wrestles with QAnon Advocate Winning Primary

May 22, 2020 · 5:30 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Republicans in Oregon this week nominated a Senate candidate with a deep history of promoting and vowing support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, providing the fringe movement its largest electoral platform yet and roiling Republicans over having a candidate who openly embraces baseless conspiracy theories,” ABC News reports.

“Her primary win has forced Republicans to grapple with having a state-wide nominee who openly embraces the conspiracy theory.”

“When asked about supporting Perkins in the general election, the Republican National Committee did not comment. The Oregon state Republican Party issued a lukewarm and seemingly reluctant statement saying, ‘By virtue of being the GOP nominee, this is what we do – support them in winning the general election.'”

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QAnon Believer Wins Oregon GOP Senate Nomination

May 20, 2020 · 1:30 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Oregon Republicans nominated Jo Rae Perkins (R) for the U.S. Senate race, a candidate who believes in QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that has taken root among some far-right supporters of President Trump, the Washington Post reports.

In a video posted on Twitter Tuesday night, Perkins declared that she supports the conspiracy theory: “Where we go one, we go all. I stand with President Trump. I stand with Q and the team. Thank you Anons, and thank you patriots. And together, we can save our republic.”

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Merkley May Try to Run for Two Offices at Once

November 14, 2018 · 9:47 am ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is quietly pushing to change an Oregon law that would prevent him for running for president and reelection to the Senate at the same time, the Willamette Week reports.

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