Carla Axtman

Carla Axtman is a political animal and blogger. She started blogging in 2004 as a response to the malaise and frustration of progressive politics & politics on both the national & local levels. Carla specializes in online organizing and communications. Another politico recently referred to her thusly: "...a cross between a pitbull, a barracuda and a scorpion. ... She's ferocious."


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October 17, 2010Spanning the State: The end
October 14, 2010Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
October 14, 2010HD-26: The latest example of Matt Wingard's dearth of basic ethics - paying himself for campaign work
October 12, 2010OR-1: Climate change is just too science-y for Rob Cornilles
October 11, 2010OR-GOV: Kitz pulls ahead in new Rasmussen poll
October 10, 2010Spanning the State: Football has come to Oregon, Edition
October 08, 2010HD-24: Crazy Weidner supporters a go-go
October 04, 2010OR-5:National Rifle Association endorses Kurt Schrader
October 03, 2010Right Wing Radio Duck
October 03, 2010Spanning the State: We have some work to do, Edition
October 02, 2010Creepy sexual hypnotist dumps money into Oregon GOP coffers
September 30, 2010Measure 72: and why is Ted Ferrioli so fiscally whacked?
September 28, 2010If you bank at Wells Fargo....
September 27, 2010OR-GOV: More of this please.
September 26, 2010Spanning the State: Warm up your DVR edition
September 25, 2010HD-37: Julie Parrish: Vote for me because you're too stupid to know what I really think
September 24, 2010Peter DeFazio is so friggin awesome.
September 23, 2010OR-5: In which Scott Bruun gives me whiplash
September 23, 2010OR-GOV: SEIU goes up on the air against Dudley
September 19, 2010Spanning the State: GOP Horcruxes edition
September 14, 2010There's only so much stupid one man can take
September 14, 2010OR-Gov: Dudley's basic math, or lack thereof
September 12, 2010OR-Gov: Dudley's story begins to unravel
September 12, 2010Spanning the State: Fear itself edition
September 10, 2010OR-GOV: Kitz agrees to release tax records; Dudley, not so much
September 08, 2010OR-Gov: Tax-Dodging Dudley becomes Tax-Evading Dudley?
September 07, 2010OR-GOV: Tax Dodging and GOP outrage, when it's a Democrat
September 05, 2010Spanning the State: 110 days until Christmas Edition
September 04, 2010OR-Sen: NRSC says Wyden has lost touch with "Evergreen State". Uh...what?
September 03, 2010OR-Gov: Being Oregonian, deja vu all over again
September 02, 2010OR-Gov: Cook moves Oregon Governor's race to "tossup"
September 02, 2010Kevin Mannix loses his sugar daddy and other observations
September 01, 2010Mitt Romney greases palms for Oregon Republicans
August 30, 2010Hello insanity, thy name is corporate kicker
August 29, 2010Spanning the State: I have a Nightmare edition
August 26, 2010Happy Birthday, 19th Amendment!
August 23, 2010Merkley: Don't blame friends for acts of enemies
August 22, 2010Spanning the State:Local boy makes good edition
August 17, 2010I cannot reconcile the Two Americas
August 15, 2010Spanning the State: Turn off your computer and enjoy the sun edition
August 12, 2010They're getting married in the morning (of August 18th)
August 11, 2010OR-Gov: Kitzhaber challenges Dudley to seven debates
August 08, 2010Spanning the State: Light My Fire, edition
August 06, 2010HD-49: Matt Wand's campaign in violation of Oregon election law?
August 05, 2010Follow up: OPB doubles down on bad reporting; BS continues to be shoveled by anti-tax fairness peeps
August 05, 2010OR-Gov: Chris Dudley is pro-choice except when he's not.
August 04, 2010In which I am compelled to call BS on blatant anti-M66/M67 propaganda
August 01, 2010Spanning the State: Moms are awesome edition
July 30, 2010OR-Gov: Kitz awakens?
July 30, 2010OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?

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