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The Mercury’s 2020 General Election Cheat Sheet
MERCURY STAFF As of today (October 21), 29 percent of Multnomah County voters have already turned in their ballots! If you’re one of the 71 percent who still need to vote, we’re here to help with our handy election cheat sheet. It should help you out with most of the races you’ll find on your […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: Metro Council and Oregon House
[READ ALL OF THE MERCURY’S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] COURTESY CHRIS SMITH CAMPAIGN Metro Council District 5: Chris Smith When current Metro Councilor Sam Chase announced he wouldn’t seek re-election this year, a slate of impressive candidates threw their hats into the ring for the District 5 seat, which represents North, Northwest, and Northeast Portland. We […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: State Ballot Measures
ANCHOOALEX / GETTY IMAGES [READ ALL OF THE MERCURY’S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] Oregon Ballot Measure 107, Campaign Finance Reform: Vote YES The premise behind Measure 107 is simple, and hard to argue with: Politics shouldn’t be controlled by those with the deepest pockets, and the government should be able to set rules that limit the […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: Local Ballot Measures
BENJAMIN BRINK / PORTLAND PARKS [READ ALL OF THE MERCURY’S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] Portland Parks and Recreation Levy, Measure 26-213: Vote YES It may have come to your attention that the city and state are asking for a lot of money this election cycle—but to be fair, the decimating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: Mayor and Portland City Council
mercury staff [READ ALL OF THE MERCURY’S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] Portland Mayor: Sarah Iannarone In this November’s mayoral contest, Portlanders are given an option: More of the same, or something new. We suggest the latter. Sarah Iannarone, an urban policy consultant, is certainly new. If elected, Iannarone would be the first woman in the mayor’s […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: President
[READ ALL OF THE MERCURY‘S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] President of the United States: Surprise! Vote for Joe Biden Prepare to be shocked to your very core: the unbelievably lefty Portland Mercury is endorsing Joe Biden for President. But wait! Now we’ll do you one better: Not only should you NOT vote for Donald Trump, you […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: State Ballot Measures
[READ ALL OF THE MERCURY‘S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] Oregon Ballot Measure 107, Campaign Finance Reform: Vote YES The premise behind Measure 107 is simple, and hard to argue with: Politics shouldn’t be controlled by those with the deepest pockets, and the government should be able to set rules that limit the influence wealthy individuals and […]
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Presenting the Mercury’s 2020 General Election Endorsements!
2020 has been a muddy swamp of a year for the world, for Portland, and for our little newspaper. But for the last month, the Mercury editorial team—that’s Editor-in-Chief Wm. Steven Humphrey, News Editor Alex Zielinski, and reporter Blair Stenvick—have thrown on some collared shirts, scrambled to find the right Zoom meeting link, and engaged […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: Local Ballot Measures
[READ ALL OF THE MERCURY‘S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] Portland Parks and Recreation Levy, Measure 26-213: Vote YES It may have come to your attention that the city and state are asking for a lot of money this election cycle—but to be fair, the decimating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have left the city with a […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: Metro Council and Oregon House
[READ ALL OF THE MERCURY‘S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] Metro Council District 5: Chris Smith When current Metro Councilor Sam Chase announced he wouldn’t seek re-election this year, a slate of impressive candidates threw their hats into the ring for the District 5 seat, which represents North, Northwest, and Northeast Portland. We first endorsed Chris Smith […]
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Mercury 2020 Endorsements: Mayor and Portland City Council
[READ ALL OF THE MERCURY‘S 2020 ENDORSEMENTS HERE!—eds] Portland Mayor: Sarah Iannarone In this November’s mayoral contest, Portlanders are given an option: More of the same, or something new. We suggest the latter. Sarah Iannarone, an urban policy consultant, is certainly new. If elected, Iannarone would be the first woman in the mayor’s office since […]