Samuel

It was a thrilling night. Watching John Lewis, Jesse Jackson, and other scions of the civil rights movement openly weeping on television last night was pretty moving, and underscored the degree to which this presidential election, more than any other I have ever seen (and possibly will ever see, depending on how long it takes to get a woman up there) is profoundly historic.

Here’s a wrap on some of the other races in Oregon and around the country that are interesting to me.

All the ballot measures but one went my way. The one that didn’t is measure 64, and that’s a bummer because (unless we can beat it with a court challenge) 64 will make it a lot easier for Sizemore in future years.

The Eugene Mayor’s race is too close to call, within a handful of votes. It’s going to be recounted. At this point, Mayor Piercy (my candidate) is marginally ahead. Other too close to call races; Oregon Senate, North Lane County Commissioner. An out of state race I’ve been watching that’s too close to call is Al Franken versus Norm Coleman in Minnesota.

In what I consider a tragic loss, the State of California voted to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Who the State of California is to define something as personal as marriage is way beyond me.