Oregon House Preview: Not the Year to Be Purple

With ballots going out in about two weeks, Reagan and Bryan go through all 60 Oregon House races, from the safe seats to the few that will actually decide the majority. They talk about Rep. Paul Evans’s DUI arrest, whether Kevin Mannix can hold his Salem seat in a tough year for Republicans, and the battle of the data centers out in the Gorge. They also ask whether Cyrus Javadi can survive switching parties. Their final count is 22 seats for Republicans, 36 for Democrats and two true toss-ups. Along the way they explain why money in Oregon politics works the way it does: Democrats raise as much as they need, and Republicans raise as much as they can.