Today's Murmurs column in Willamette Week says oregon is "making a splash" in the presidential fundraising race.
A splash? More like a sprinkle.
Heading back to Open Secrets, we see Oregonians have donated just over $1 million to the candidates so far this election cycle. New York and California each account for more than $37 million. Washingtonians have contributed $2.6 million.
Sure, but Oregon's population is smaller. So how much is each state giving per capita? Let's do the math:
Oregonians have donated 27 cents per person to the presidential race. That's well behind the rest of the west coast.
It's not surprising that that New Yorkers are giving so much more, since two top-tier candidates reside there now. But if Oregon is going to "make a splash" in the race, given our late primary election and small convention delegation, fundraisers are going to have to round up more cash than we've seen so far.
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