Local candidate Tim Knopp is reacting to the news about Rick Santorum dropping out of the Presidental Primary: “I don’t think that was totally unexpected. We kind of expected that the race would narrow before it got to Oregon. So it’s disappointing in many ways, that we’re not going to have lots of choices in – that Oregon won’t have a big impact in our primaries that relates to the Presidential race, at least for Republicans.”  You may remember that Knopp stated during a 1110 KBND debate that of the candidates at the time he would've backed Santorum for President. Knopp is challenging Incumbent Chris Telfer in the Republican Primary for the Senate District 27 seat.