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Alley makes first campaign stop for governor of Oregon on OSU campus
Republican candidate Allen Alley got early start on campaign, announcing bid for governor of Oregon yesterday
Issue date: 2/19/09 Section: News
Allen Alley, the Republican Deputy Chief of Staff for Gov. Ted Kulongoski, announced his bid for the position of Oregon's governor today, and made his first campaign stop at OSU's College Republicans meeting on campus.
"After thirty-something years of business I had an opportunity to be in the governor's office as a Republican," Alley said.
"I saw that somebody with a little bit of a different perspective could have a profoundly positive effect on state government."
While the election season only ended a few months ago and new positions have just officially been taken, Alley is getting a jump start on the rest of the competition by beginning his candidacy early.
"This campaign is going to be won by the person that can motivate the greatest number of people," Alley said.
"We saw in the last campaign how important young people were and we simply have to do that in this campaign."
Alley also spoke of the significance of the internet in this campaign, adding that the battle will be won or lost according to who has the most online coverage and support.
"You really have to build a community," Alley said. "We have a tool called the internet that can build that community. And younger voters are the ones who will participate in that and help us build that."
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"After thirty-something years of business I had an opportunity to be in the governor's office as a Republican," Alley said.
"I saw that somebody with a little bit of a different perspective could have a profoundly positive effect on state government."
While the election season only ended a few months ago and new positions have just officially been taken, Alley is getting a jump start on the rest of the competition by beginning his candidacy early.
"This campaign is going to be won by the person that can motivate the greatest number of people," Alley said.
"We saw in the last campaign how important young people were and we simply have to do that in this campaign."
Alley also spoke of the significance of the internet in this campaign, adding that the battle will be won or lost according to who has the most online coverage and support.
"You really have to build a community," Alley said. "We have a tool called the internet that can build that community. And younger voters are the ones who will participate in that and help us build that."
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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