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May 2008
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Broadcast news is starting to wind down -- stay tuned for Leno -- but not everything's been decided by the voters, Portland City Commission No. 1 is still awfully close. The Eugene mayor's race is still tight. And although Measure 53, the civil forfeiture deal, is ahead, the lead is not commanding. This place is definitely in the "strike the set" mode, and in a moment, my KGW blogging privileges will expire. Maybe there will be another time. I hope so.
In the Multnomah County Commission races, it looks as though the runoffs will be Shiprack vs. Delman, and Piluso vs. McKeel. Debiorah Kafoury wins outright, as expected.
Some fireworks down in Eugene.
The editorial boards of the newspapers aren't too fond of David Wu, but the voters in his district have no problem with him. What's the future hold for Steve Novick? He came from out of nowhere and ran a brilliant race, and he revealed himself to be a mensch. As a Democrat (most of the time), I hope I get to vote for him again for something.
It looks like they're going to be calling Merkley here momentarily.
In Portland Commission Race No. 1, there are only 800 votes separating Charles Lewis, John Branam, and Jeff Bissonnette. The top vote-getter among those three goes head-to-head with Amanda Fritz in the runoff.
Lelo of NoPo is here(!), with camera in hand. Apparently she's meta-blogging our blogging on her site.
With result totals in local races slowing down a bit, this is a good time to reflect on some of the outcomes we know about so far. Oregon has a new attorney general -- a relatively young, outspoken, prosecutorial type. There will be two, not three, new faces on the Portland City Council. Kate Brown will be the new Oregon secretary of state. Erickson survived... for now.
Novick would have carved Smitty up, but Mild Merkley will lose big. I agree that Steve Novick would give Senator Smith a much more difficult summer than Jeff Merkley would. But up against all the incumbent's money, either would be a longshot.
Jack, what's it like blogging at KGW? paint the scene for us would ya? Everyone here is prettier than I. And almost as smart. 8c) Actually, the hardest part is being introduced to the on-air personalities and remembering that although I may think I know them well because they're with me in my den every night, they don't know me from Adam.
Over in my neck of the woods in Northeast Portland, the results so far show Michael Dembrow (Mr. Direct Mail) as the winner for the House seat, and Jackie Dingfelder as the new state senator.
It looks like a changing of the guard in Beaverton.
A couple of years ago, only a few of us had heard of John Kroger. But those of us who did knew he was exceedingly smart, a gifted orator, and capable of building an exceedingly strong case for any cause that he believed in. Many more Oregonians had heard of Greg Macpherson, with a long family history in Oregon politics, incredible smarts, and political courage. So how did Kroger get ahead of Macpherson to become the next state attorney general? Two words: killer instinct.
The crime victims' ballot measures are passing handily; the civil forfeitures measure is winning, but just narrowly.
The Sho is over. Was it worth it, for him and for Portland?
Multnomah County Commission: Gresham Police Chief Carla Piluso is way ahead, but so far shy of the 50% she'll need to avoid a runoff. She'll be giving Sheriff Bernie Giusto a hard time, if he's still around. In another county commission race, Judy Shiprack has a nice lead, but her runoff opponent is not yet identified.
"Change" winners so far: Kroger, Fish. "No change" winners: Adams, Brown.
KGW is calling Kroger.
The news overlords here at KGW are calling Adams the outright winner in the Portland mayor's race. No runoff, they tell me.
John Kroger is way ahead of Greg Macpherson for Oregon attorney general -- but that's probably just Multnomah County talking. My earliest instincts in this one were that Kroger would win Portland, but that Macpherson would make up for it elsewhere in the state. That race could be a barnburner.
Fish kill! Nick Fish with more than 60% in the Portland City Council race so far. Runoff opponent against Fritz is too close to call.
With more than 100,000 votes posted, Adams has 52% in the Portland mayor's race.
The election results main page is here.
The polls are closing. How much "change" do Oregonians really want? We are about to find out.
The calm before the storm has descended on us. The newsroom is still a hotbed of activity, but people are hunkering down with a quiet intensity.
We have checked into KGW Election Night headquarters and are getting ready to blog through the evening. Man, this place is humming. It is going to be a very interesting night. Stay here and follow along with Len Bergstein and me as we comment on the outcomes and their implications. And join in the conversation! 28 CommentsLeave a comment |
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What are the chances of Adams losing about 3% of that?
It looks like they've counted more than 110,000 votes, and that's a pretty hefty percentage of the total, I would think.
I was going to barge in here and call you part of the establishment press now, Jack, but I think KGW just called you "Jack Buttinsky", so nevermind.
Well, a guy can dream, right?
How come KGW won't interview you? I have a face for radio. You must have a face for blogging ...
Just to keep things on topic: How about that Novick/Merkeley flippin' and floppin'?
Any idea when we're going to get some idea about the Measures that were on the ballot?
I'm so bitter about the mayoral race. I can't believe how poor of fight Sho put up.
I heard "Budinski", but I like B!x's spelling much better.
Great, we now have a mayor who doesnt understand that a bond is debt...
Now that Mr Adams have been crowned, how long before we see downtown getting even more public funds while the rest of town decays and sinks into one large pothole and the Sellwood bridge collapses?
Jack, what's it like blogging at KGW? paint the scene for us would ya?
With Novick out, Smitty can move to the left to appear almost like Merkley, but with the added bonus of having seniority. Novick would have carved Smitty up, but Mild Merkley will lose big.
It seems 'MAC' didn't have the brains to realise Dems favour a less negative campaign.
you don't think macpherson did it to himself? Love to know who did his smear tv ads? Not Len, I hope.
"Novick would have carved Smitty up, but Mild Merkley will lose big."
Maybe, maybe not. We need to get rid of that guy, so if Merkley takes it (it's still on see-saw IMHO) hopefully the support of the DNC will aid him.
Not only does Obama not "need" to pick someone with a base in Illinois politics, but it would actually be illegal for Obama to run with another person from Illinois.
Holding for blogger's approval? This is fascist.
they don't know me from Adam
But they know you from Adams, and that's all that matters.
Jack Bogdanski's comment that Hillary had "taken away" the blue collar voters is biased and inaccurate. I am one of those voters, and I NEVER DID and NEVER WILL support Barack. If he is the nominee, I will jump sides and vote McCain. Get the facts straight. A good journalist does not let his personal bias slip out like that.
Er-ick-son! Er-ick-son! Er-ick-son!
Hmm... Have they called the race for Merkley? I see he's leading by 6% now...
it would actually be illegal for Obama to run with another person from Illinois.
I'm sure the running mate could borrow Dick Cheney's apartment in Wyoming.
Jack, I don't know that Mac will do any better down state. His M49 advocacy doesn't set well with property rights citizens. M49 implementation has been a shame for many citizens. Mac's help in unfunding the statewide committee to review our land use planning system doesn't set well for many. I think you may differ, but I'm out in the trenches.
A good journalist does not let his personal bias slip out like that.
Good thing I don't do this for a living, eh?
Looks like Citizen Smith is at the end of his trolley line. He's losing big. Sam will probably be recalled when fiscal disaster hits Portland.
It's not illegal for two candidates from the same state to run on the same ticket, but the electors from their home state can vote for only one of them. It doesn't matter much if they both come from (say) Wyoming with its three electoral votes, but it does if they both come from a big state. The Illinois electors, who presumably would vote for Senator Obama for president, couldn't also vote for his Veep. It's possible that neither VP candidate would get a majority, and then congress would pick the vice president.
Jack, You're the best blogger in town. And I don't even live in the greater Portland area. Thanks.
I say NOVICK FOR OREGON GOV in 2010!!!