Local Republican Party: "We reject the certified results of the 2020 presidential election. . . .Biden was not legitimately elected." Former State Senator Alan DeBoer: "I am totally opposed to the stance of the Republican leaders."
Thanks for asking local GOP candidates to go on the record. While I appreciate that former Sen. Deboer called out his party on this particular resolution, it is not enough. Most GOP leaders who have parted ranks with Trump on the question of the 2020 presidential result still appear to be in support of efforts to do whatever is necessary to move all power over election results to local officials--including the power to overturn outcomes they don't like. I haven't heard any Oregon Republican openly call for that, but the GOP state party platform advocates local control over virtually all electoral procedures; how far are they willing to push that? It's disappointing that Comm. Dotterer dismisses platforms and resolutions as meaningless gestures. What we've seen from other states shows they mean what they say and if/when the Oregon GOP has the opportunity, I believe they'll undermine what has been built in Oregon over many decades. Let's ask every candidate for office, regardless of party, to tell us how they will defend Oregon's successful and highly efficient electoral system from those who would try to dismantle it.
"I long ago learned to not pay attention to resolutions such as this. While I know of the resolution, I have not even read it. Resolutions accomplish nothing, they just make the people who passionately hold that particular position feel better." Dave Dotterer
Thanks for asking local GOP candidates to go on the record. While I appreciate that former Sen. Deboer called out his party on this particular resolution, it is not enough. Most GOP leaders who have parted ranks with Trump on the question of the 2020 presidential result still appear to be in support of efforts to do whatever is necessary to move all power over election results to local officials--including the power to overturn outcomes they don't like. I haven't heard any Oregon Republican openly call for that, but the GOP state party platform advocates local control over virtually all electoral procedures; how far are they willing to push that? It's disappointing that Comm. Dotterer dismisses platforms and resolutions as meaningless gestures. What we've seen from other states shows they mean what they say and if/when the Oregon GOP has the opportunity, I believe they'll undermine what has been built in Oregon over many decades. Let's ask every candidate for office, regardless of party, to tell us how they will defend Oregon's successful and highly efficient electoral system from those who would try to dismantle it.
"I long ago learned to not pay attention to resolutions such as this. While I know of the resolution, I have not even read it. Resolutions accomplish nothing, they just make the people who passionately hold that particular position feel better." Dave Dotterer