The Oregon GOP Walkout: A Political Divide Deepens.

The Republican walkout in the Democrat-controlled Oregon Senate has reached its third week, threatening to derail hundreds of pending bills, approval of a biennial state budget, and the boycotters' own political futures. The crisis in Oregon's statehouse is a microcosm of the deeply partisan politics playing out nationwide, often pitting urban against rural areas, and the growing divide in Oregon shows the Pacific Northwest state is not immune.