The remaining votes would have to go 64% no, for the other side to win it, say my sources. It’s a win for the yes team. 66: Votes Percent _________________ _________________ Yes Votes 434,224 54.13% No Votes 368,015 45.87% _________________ _________________ Totals: 802,239 100% 67: Votes Percent _________________ _________________ Yes Votes 431,112 53.79% No Votes […]
Election 2010
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Oregonian Calls It: Measures Pass
The O is going out on a limb. There’s excitement here at the victory party, although no big speeches yet.
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Ooo, it’s Gonna Be Tight…
This is Statewide with just Clatsom, Coos, Jefferson, Marion counties in. Marion County went yes on 66, 51.5% yes, 48% no. 66: Votes Percent _________________ _________________ Yes Votes 59,291 49.50% No Votes 60,486 50.50% _________________ _________________ Totals: 119,777 100% 67: Votes Percent _________________ _________________ Yes Votes 58,149 48.65% No Votes 61,378 51.35% _________________ _________________ Totals: […]
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Two Websites To Check…
Here’s the Multnomah County results. And here’s the statewide results.
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Statewide It Ain’t So Great:
State Ballot Measure No. 66 View results by county Raises tax on household income at and above $250,000 (and $125,000 for individual filers). Reduces income taxes on unemployment benefits in 2009. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services Votes Percent _________________ _________________ Yes Votes 2,928 36.63% No Votes 5,066 63.37% […]
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Multnomah County Results: Big For Yes…
66 VOTE FOR 1 Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,900 71.28 No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,348 28.72 67 VOTE FOR 1 Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,037 71.47 No. . […]
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Buffeted To Victory? Partying With Yes Folks
I’m at the “campaign celebration” for the Yes on 66/67 campaign, at the Wonder Ballroom on N.Russell. It’s not a victory party, you understand. BALLOONS: SIGN OF OPTIMISM? Nor will it be, until the campaign actually wins. They’re playing “Can You Hear Me Knocking” on the PA. As in, all around your dooooooooorrrrrr… Now, has […]
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Following The Election Tonight?
Oh, hello there! I suppose you’re wondering where to get news about the Measure 66/67 results, this evening. Well, look no further: We’ll be updating Blogtown all night. First results will be posted at 8pm on Multnomah County’s Elections Site. Then there’ll be updates on the elections Twitter feed @multcoelections, and we’ll have photographs and […]
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Conflict Of ‘O’nterest in Measure 66/67 Ad?
Another chapter in the controversy over the Oregonian‘s endorsement of a “no” vote on measures 66 and 67. The Mercury has been hearing strange tips this afternoon from deep throat sources. We’ve been told, somewhat unreliably as far as sources go, that the effort to push for the Measure 66/67 ad originated with the paper’s […]
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Go Vote! Go! Vote! GO VOTE!
AAAA! Today’s the day! Voting day! Our Measure 66 and 67 race is all the gossip from LA to NYC and the Associated Press agrees with what we’ve been hammering at the past couple months: “Polling suggests the results on Measures 66 and 67 will be close, and the outcome may depend on turnout.” That […]
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Oregonian’s Editorial Page Editor Caldwell: “Pure B.S” That He Is “Terrified For [His] Job.”
The Oregonian‘s Editorial Page Editor has followed his publisher’s lead in hitting back at allegations made by the Measure 66 and 67 campaign over the weekend. CALDWELL: “PURE B.S” THAT HE IS “TERRIFIED FOR [HIS] JOB…” The paper’s new publisher, N.Christian Anderson III wrote in a publisher’s note yesterday that he is “not” a “right-wing […]
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BREAKING: Cornett Leads On Signatures
Jesse Cornett appears to be in the lead in the race to gather signatures for public financing to run against city commissioner Dan Saltzman. CORNETT: LEADING “I have 780 signatures already, and I’m going to make it,” he told the Mercury this morning. So confident did Cornett seem in his ability to make the number […]