Comments on: Oregon is Obama country http://commonsensereport.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/oregon-is-obama-country/ Where campaigns, congress and courts come together. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:32:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: commonsensereport http://commonsensereport.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/oregon-is-obama-country/#comment-42 commonsensereport Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:54:28 +0000 http://commonsensereport.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-42 My apologies....my disappointment in Novick's loss clouded my memory of the outcome. Thanks for the correction. My apologies….my disappointment in Novick’s loss clouded my memory of the outcome. Thanks for the correction.

]]> By: Ted Gleichman http://commonsensereport.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/oregon-is-obama-country/#comment-41 Ted Gleichman Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:53:18 +0000 http://commonsensereport.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-41 FYI, it is factually incorrect to say that "Merkley cruised to an easy victory." Oregon House Speaker Merkley beat activist Novick only 45-42, and this narrow victory required the expenditure of something on the order of $2 million -- including more than $400 thousand from the DSCC in direct funding to the Merkley campaign and independent expenditures on his behalf. Actually, Merkley cruised to a difficult victory. FYI, it is factually incorrect to say that “Merkley cruised to an easy victory.”

Oregon House Speaker Merkley beat activist Novick only 45-42, and this narrow victory required the expenditure of something on the order of $2 million — including more than $400 thousand from the DSCC in direct funding to the Merkley campaign and independent expenditures on his behalf.

Actually, Merkley cruised to a difficult victory.

]]> By: waitaminute http://commonsensereport.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/oregon-is-obama-country/#comment-39 waitaminute Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:15:54 +0000 http://commonsensereport.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-39 since when is a 45-42 squeaker an "easy victory"?? since when is a 45-42 squeaker an “easy victory”??

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