oregon. dan. reporter: yeah. hey, rich. as you know, very few democrats have chosen to campaign with president biden this year, but when he asked if he could come out to oregon and help with the run for governor, tina said come on out. biden s three-state western spring began in colorado where he appeared with senator michael bennett who looks to be pretty safe there. he attended fundraisers in california and now he finishes up in portland. he gives a speech on lowering cost for american families. cotech is locked in a three-person race, and it s been locked up for months. betsy thompson, most believe is taking more support from the democrat than from the republican. she attacks cotech relentlessly over the dual crises of homelessness and crime. in a statement she said, quote, i hope biden comes more often so that portland will clean up more of the trash and tendencies that tina s created between the airport and downtown portland. kotek has been pretty much in lockstep with
tina s created between the airport and downtown portland. kotek has been pretty much in lockstep with outgoing governor kate brown who is the least popular governor in the country according to tracking polls. others show christine krazen with a slight lead. he called the biden visit desperation. it can t possibly be true that president biden, who has very low approval ratings even in oregon, is going to benefit tina kotek in this race. i mean, she s in a tough spot. reporter: drazen is trying to become the first republican elected governor in 40 years. kot conscientious ek has hit her hard, but we found voters care more about the economy and are not happy with the job biden has been doing. i think he s done a horrible job since he s become president. look at our gas prices. i don t think it s good, the job that he s doing because, you know, the prices are going up,