MERKLEY WINS SENATE SEAT

[FLAprogressive]

http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/11/senate.html

whew.

[Coexist]

1. does that make 57?

and congrats!

[RollWithIt]

3. That would make 57.... but I'd expect a recount...

Only 400 vote difference out of 1.2 million.

[MadBadger]

4. Only 81% reporting, the lead will increase

[mazzarro]

10. Does this include Liebermann too? n/t

[thesubstanceofdreams]

13. Yes, so it's really 56, not 57 n/t

[kenny blankenship]

2. OH YES!

[DemFromMem]

5. how can they make this call with 20% of the vote left to count?

Obviously I'm happy, but this seems to be a bit premature.

[Hippo_Tron]

8. The remaining votes come from the blue areas

Which is why I was predicting a Merkley win when I went to bed last night. Smith was leading but if you looked at the MSNBC and CNN maps there was still a lot of outstanding votes in and around Portland.

[DemFromMem]

9. maybe, but

I still believe in the lesson of 2000 - count all the votes before you claim victory.

[Arugula Latte]

12. The votes left are from Multnomah Co. (Portland) which is going for Merkley by a 67-29% margin

and Lane Co. (Eugene) which is 58-38%

:woohoo:

[eshfemme]

6. OOOOREEEEGOOOON!!!!

:woohoo:

[mascarax]

7. Great news!

Sorry, Gordon. I know how close you are to Obama and all Democrats...so sad you won't be working with them, what with you being such a bipartisan guy and all. Oh, well. See ya!

[Bippity Boo]

11. Smith will have more time to use his $1,000,000 set of golf clubs now...

good riddance, jerk