On this day, May 20, 1976, Trojan Nuclear Power Plant began operating, generating 1,130 megawatts, and operating until 1993, well before the end of its useful life. The plant was plagued with mechanical problems and, as time went on, public opinion against the plant began to pile up. Though two ballot measures were defeated in 1992 at great expense to PGE, the majority owener of the plant, PGE mothballed the plant a year later.
“The primary honeymoon is over for party nomineesâ€
Gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson's campaign has released a poll that shows her neck-and-neck with former Oregon House Speaker and Democrat nominee Tina Kotek. GS Strategy Group -- a national polling company -- was engaged by the Johnson campaign to conduct a poll on the Oregon Governor's race.
According to the polling company, "As the Oregon Gubernatorial election enters the summer, it’s clear that Betsy Johnson has gained the upper hand on the field. As voters increasingly tune in to their choices, she is personally viewed most positively, and the idea of an independent governor drives undecideds to her. The primary honeymoon is over for party nominees, the two major party candidates are narrowly confined to their ideological bases, and Betsy Johnson is well positioned to win remaining undecideds."
"Betsy Johnson has significant room to grow as voters learn about her independent candidacy, while Kotek and Drazan are limited by unfavorable images and narrow appeal to ideological extremes," concluded a poll memo that contained poll results.
GS Strategy Group conducted a poll on behalf of
Run Betsy Run. The telephone survey was conducted June 23-29, 2022, among 600 likely November 2022 voters in Oregon. Respondents were randomly selected from the voter file and the survey has a margin of error of +/- 4.0 percent at the 95% confidence level. Surveys were conducted using live interviewers, with 70% conducted by cell phone and 30% by landline.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2022-07-08 06:08:24 | Last Update: 2022-07-08 08:29:40 |
