In the just-released Riley Report Poll, Governor Ted Kulongoski has opened an 11-point edge on Republican candidate Ron Saxton. The poll was just released a few minutes ago.

I for one am not sad.

The previous Riley poll showed TedandRonthisclose. Two percent.

“One immediate issue that came up: (Riley’s) poll showed Saxton losing as badly in the 1st and 5th congressional districts, which are closely divided between the Rs and Ds, as he is in the 3rd, which includes most of Democrat-heavy Portland,” O’s political editor Jeff Mapes writes in his blog.

Takeaways from Riley’s own analysis:

“Kulongoski has gained strength among Democrats, with support from 74 percent (up from 67 percent in our September poll), as well as among non-partisan voters, with support among 53 percent, up from just
32 percent a month earlier.

“Saxton, meanwhile, has seen his support among Republicans drop from 75 percent in September, to just 68 percent in the current poll. Where he appeared to nearly split the vote among non-partisans just a month ago, his support among that group is now at just 21 percent (32 percent less than Kulongoski).”

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