Republican State Legislative Candidates Ahead on Generic Ballot in Oregon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) today released results from a recent statewide survey done in Oregon that shows Democrats’ decade-long trifecta in the state is vulnerable ahead of November. The recent polling reveals legislative Republicans are in a strong position, as voters are feeling overwhelmed by the rising cost of living and skyrocketing crime in Oregon and want their legislatures to push back against President Biden’s failing agenda.

The survey, which was conducted by Cygnal, found: 

• Only 36% of Oregonians believe their state is headed on the right track compared to the 58% who believe it is on the wrong track.
• Elected Democrats in the state Assembly are underwater on the image test by double-digits (39%-52%).
• Oregonians disillusioned with their state government are looking for alternatives, as Republicans are leading on the state legislative generic ballot by 4 points (47%-43%).
• In a state he won by 16 points in 2020, President Biden is now underwater in Oregon by 17 points (40%-57%).
  • Only 42% of those surveyed want the Legislature to support Biden’s agenda, while 51% want the Legislature to enact opposite policies to push back on the President.
• The top two issues Oregonians want their state government to focus on are addressing the cost of living (22%) and fighting crime as well as increasing public safety (21%).

Read the full Oregon polling memo from Cygnal HERE.
 
“A decade of Democrat-control in Salem has decreased Oregonians’ quality of life in just about every way imaginable,” said RSLC Spokesman Zach Kraft. “Oregon state Democrats have championed soft-on-crime policies that caused violent crime to skyrocket, weakened the education system by eliminating reading and math standards, and sent the cost of living through the roof by pushing the same failed policies as President Biden. Voters across Oregon have had enough and view Republican state legislators as the remedy to get the state out of a downward spiral and back on the right track.”
 
Background 

 Earlier this year, the RSLC named the Oregon Legislature as a top offensive target for 2022 where the committee will try to make meaningful gains. 

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