Election 2008

Jeff Merkley is KICKING ASS in the state senate race, with 60 FUCKING PERCENT of the vote with 200,000 votes counted. Democrat Secretary of State candidate Kate Brown CREAMED Rick Dancer in Multnomah County with 66% of the vote in her favor so far. The final results might be different but what’s that? A marching […]

“Change at last, change at last!” -txt from Amy

“They shut down U street because people have flooded the streets in celebration! It’s crazier than new years on happy crack! Every street is insane!” -via text from my friend Shawn.

“HELLS YEAH. PROGRESSIVE RULE, MOTHERFUCKER.” -txt from Roland

“Hooray! We won we won!” -via text from my best bud Jim

NUFF SAID! WAY TO GO AMERICA!!!!!! (umm, edited due to vodka consumption–sorry to get ahead of myself)

Someone just walked in singing “The Age of Aquarius.” Funny thing is, Kitty’s hippie employer told her today that the stars are in the same alignment they were in when the constitution was written. Hmmm… That was certainly a historic moment in time. Well I don’t believe in the stars, but today, I sure as […]

Amanda Fritz can’t declare victory yet, because the polls don’t close for another half hour. Behind her at the podium is a big screen with the blank Multnomah County results. But that’s not stopping her from speaking to her supporters (including Commissioner Nick Fish and Mayor-elect Sam Adams), who’ve crammed the conference room at Ecotrust […]

I’ve voted in Iowa for the last four years and I knew knew KNEW it would come through despite Republican attempts to disenfranchise students. The state was much more politically savvy than you coast bound kids think it would be – I’ll tell you, small farmers know their policy. Voting in Iowa is a wonderful […]

This is one helluva close race. It’s strange that such a red state is still in play. If you break it down county by county, you’d think it was over. But with 73% of the precincts counted in Virginia, Real Clear Politics still has the state at 50/50. Way too close to call. But if […]