Multnomah County says they'll finish counting at midnight tonight. Lane County promises an update at 5pm. Not looking good for the Dud, but as of now he's still leading by 5000 votes. barfo
If only he hadn't had his picture taken with ABM... that was the final blow. You can explain that you aren't a witch, but trying to deny photographic evidence of who you consort with... can't be done. barfo
This kicks ass: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/3/democrats-lose-centuries-seniority-house/ All told, with about a dozen races still uncalled, Democrats have already shed 376 years of congressional experience, and that could go as high as 430 years if five other Democrats lose races in which returns show they are trailing.
Bout damn time. I wonder how Oregon would be different today if Tom McCall had beat Vic Atiyeh when McCall tried to do what Kitzhaber just succeeded at doing. barfo
Surprise, surprise. Multnomah County and its incredibly slow vote counters miraculously put Kitz ahead for the win. My guess is it will be just outside the margin for an acceptable recount. I really do love this state. It's a bit like living in a real-life WWE episode at times. I'd say 'soap opera', but soap operas are at least unpredictable.
Maybe if the Republicans hadn't picked a bozo like Dudley, it wouldn't have ended this way. They should have gone with someone that could try to pull more votes from the Libertarians and Constitutionalists.
Well, that's a good point. I'm basically a Libertarian, but I did vote for Duds. Too bad many of my fellow libertarians pissed away their vote, because the other party candidates gave Kitz this election.
Ha, I called it on the recount margin! Hey, as long as Oregonians want to allow this to happen, I really can't complain. God damn it, though, it is laughably predictable.
That's easy. The usury laws in this state, which had long limited % charged on loans to a maximum of 14%, would still be intact. The Oregon Real Estate downturn of the 80's would not have happened at all, tens of thousands of former Oregon homeowners would instead still be current Oregon homeowners, and Oregon would have landed among the least scorched states during this present downturn. Vic Atiyeh was the most disastrous Governor this state has ever had to endure, and the ill effects of his backdoor deals still drag this state down financially.
