In rural central Oregon, a friendlier crowd greeted Bush.
"You know you're in pretty good country when you see a lot of cowboy hats out in the crowd," he said.
Oregon's unemployment rate of 8.1 percent was the highest of any state in July, but Bush's political team regards the state as competitive in the 2004 election.
"I fully understand Oregon's unemployment issue. ... I'm sorry it's the way it is," Bush said.
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"You know you're in pretty good country when you see a lot of cowboy hats out in the crowd," he said.
Oregon's unemployment rate of 8.1 percent was the highest of any state in July, but Bush's political team regards the state as competitive in the 2004 election.
"I fully understand Oregon's unemployment issue. ... I'm sorry it's the way it is," Bush said.
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