I love Oregon's vote by mail system, but...

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15. Keep in mind that SOS would put Buehler next in line to become governor...

... should Kitzhaber leave office before next election for whatever reason.

And there are some rumors that Obama's been considering adding Kitzhaber to his staff if he gets reelected...

You remember what happened to Arizona when Obama put Governor Napolitano on his staff in his first term? PulLEASE don't let us get messed up like Arizona did when a Republican took over for governor in that state and created many nightmares for them. We don't need that mess here. None of the governors like those of Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, etc. "advertised" the crappy things they would do later after they got elected. If Buehler is so moderate and a candidate that progressive voters here in Oregon should want, then he should either run in the Democratic primary or for another progressive party here. We need to make sure our friends support Kate Brown. She might not be perfect, but she's far better than Buehler or anyone that the Republicans could put up.