Politics

I can’t say I’m disappointed, but I have no idea what will happen next, which is a bit unnerving: The House of Representatives has rejected the proposed $700 billion bailout plan. The plan was 13 votes short of passage, in what sounds like a nail-biter of a session. Meanwhile: Investors who had been counting on […]

Since Portland’s day labor hire site opened in June, one angry man named Tom has kept a protest vigil outside site many mornings, holding a sign that says “NO” and snapping photos of employer’s license plates. This week, he got some company: fueled by Oregonians for Immigration Reform and right-wing KPAM talk radio host Victoria […]

This week is a total disaster, politics-wise, for John McCain. Maybe he’ll blow everyone’s mind at the debate tonight and as a result his strange gambits over the last few days will be forgotten. But I doubt that. Let’s review, briefly. McCain began the week with his standing in the polls sinking, the economy imploding, […]

We’re in the midst of endorsement interviews for the November election – meaning we meet all the candidates and then tell you who vote for – which involves herding all the candidates from each race into one windowless room at the Mercury offices for one long hour of discussion. This morning, we learned some really […]

OMG! The suspense is killing me — I mean, so much hinges on this! I just wish there was some way to know in advance who won tonight’s presidential debate! Oh. Although the fate of tonight’s presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it — […]

Everybody needs more opportunities to see Chris Rock being funny and smart, right? Right. So check out his appearance on Larry King, where he explains why Barack Obama is a better choice than Flavor Flav, and who’s gonna get his vote for president. (Hint: It’s the guy with one house.) Embedded video from CNN Video

Better make sure–and the state’s making it easy to do just that. Check out this website to double check that you’re registered. If you’re not registered, you’ve got until October 14 to sort that out. Get on it.

I am the last person in the world to begrudge people their election anxiety, but looking at some of the electoral college vote prediction sites that I frequent, I don’t see as much cause for Obama-related alarm. At least not today. Here’s the current Real Clear Politics map. It’s close, but Obama wins: FiveThirtyEight and […]

We’re with the Commission on Presidential Debates: Tomorrow night’s scheduled debate is ON, McCain or no McCain. (Hey Commission! We’ve got a rubber chicken we can overnight to Oxford, Mississippi, if you need something to put behind McCain’s podium in his place.) Meanwhile, our debate watching party is also on! We’ll be a Roots Organic […]