Louis C.K., beloved (and allegedly problematic) stand-up comedian, talked politics with Conan O’Brien last night. After “outing” himself as a Hillary Clinton supporter, C.K. said this: I don’t have any quarrel with someone who votes for Trump if that’s what they feel they want. Um, no. Do not vote for a flagrantly racist xenophobe. But […]
Election 2016
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Trump Dread
You Think the Campaign Is Almost Over. It Will Never Be Over.
The Season of Trump Dread Is Nearly Over. Or Is It Only Beginning?
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Nate Silver Is Here To Ruin Your Day
Trump has a path to victory, says Nate Silver. Tuesday was another pretty good day of polling for Donald Trump. It’s also not an easy day to characterize given the large number of polls published. You could cherry-pick and point to the poll that has Trump up 7 percentage points in North Carolina, for example, […]
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Got Voter Anxiety? Relax and Celebrate at the Portland Mercury’s Election Night Party!
Relax and celebrate at the Portland Mercury’s Election Night Party!
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Keep Calm and Visualize Michelle Obama Being Appointed to Hillary Clinton’s Cabinet
In a Clinton cabinet of wonders, I picture Michelle Obama as Attorney General. Bastiaan Slabbers / iStock If you’re still paying attention, this election is probably causing you a tremendous amount of stress—I don’t mean the easily sloughed-off workaday OMG sooooo bizeeeeee stress, but the high-cortisol, animalistic, fight-flight-freeze stress that seeps into your brain and […]
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Election Night in Portland 2016…Come Hang With the Mercury at Doug Fir
This is about to get weird. If you’ve ever attended any of the past Mercury Election Night Parties, then you already know they get WILD. And once again, we’ve got another cathartic, fun evening planned for this coming election day. Expect local and national results on the big screen, audience participatory games such as a […]
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If Your Nerves Are Fried from this Presidential Race, Here’s What You Can Do
In eight days, the internet can go back to what the internet does best: showing us what kittens look like. Kitten/Shutterstock When. Is this. Going to be over. Longest, most draining election of all time? Easily. Some news sources say “Trump continues to narrow the gap with Clinton.” Others say “Comey’s bombshell changes few votes.” […]
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Donald Trump Gets Coveted Ku Klux Klan Endorsement
Courtesy Daily Kos While Donald Trump may be suffering from a lack of endorsements—even reviled Republicans such as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker accidentally gave Hillary the thumbs up—he will be undoubtedly thrilled to learn he has received a glowing endorsement from one of his biggest supporters… the Ku Klux Klan. From the Daily Kos: Not […]
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Donald Trump’s History of Shredding Documents and Destroying Emails When He’s Under Subpoena Is Shocking
“Oh my god, guess what? I’ve deleted thousands of emails, too. Even when I’ve been under subpoena!” a katz / Shutterstock.com Today Newsweek published an explosive story about Donald Trump’s legal dealings—or at least it should be explosive, because it shows what a hypocrite he is on Hillary Clinton deleting 33,000 personal emails. But explosive […]
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Opinion: Privilege, Malheur, and Writing in Teressa for Sheriff
Facebook I found myself in a coffee shop in downtown Portland last Monday night, just a few blocks away from the county jail and federal court house. I was there to hear Teressa Raiford, a Black Lives Matter activist and leader of Don’t Shoot PDX, announce her bid as a write-in candidate for the position […]
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Trump Isn’t Investing Enough In His Own Campaign. Sad!
Trump’s campaign is losing to Clinton’s campaign by $50 million. Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock.com According to federal election commission data released yesterday, Donald Trump has only added $31,000 to his own campaign’s coffers since October 1, a massive reduction from the $2 million dollar injection he made in September. Today CNN reports Trump “wired” […]
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Haven’t Voted for City Commissioner Yet? Watch This Debate on Housing
Last Friday, the Merc and a bunch of other local groups (Portland Tenants United, 1,000 Friends of Oregon, Know Your City, the Portland Right to the City Coalition, and KBOO) hosted a debate between City Commissioner Steve Novick and bookstore owner Chloe Eudaly, who have been battling it out in a runoff for Novick’s city […]