Kari Chisholm, a great friend of SSP, estimates that Merkley will win the Oregon Senate race by about 36,000 votes — there are lots of Dem-friendly precincts still on the table here. Kari writes that this situation is pretty similar to the 2006 2002 gubernatorial race, when the late-counting precincts gave Kulongowski the win.
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But Kari’s right, there’s no way Smith pulls this one out…
between AK, OR and MN I would pick OR. Merkley will not only be a good senator, but will have less trouble holding this seat in the long-term than Begich or Franken would.
That’s what MyDD says, but I cannot yet find a link to a major news site for verification. If true it seems a very good move.
http://www.mydd.com/story/2008…
I just hope he doesn’t slither his way back in 2010 and become Governor. Do we have a solid Dem lined up run in two years?
I heard through the grapevine that Smith had been trying to pressure local news outlets into calling the race for him this morning..to no avail. Most all of the major reporters are saying that the numbers look good for Jeff.
Local political pollster guru Tim Hibbits called the race for Merkley last night, and is holding fast to it.
It’s not over yet…so don’t count your chickens. But the trend lines are good.
When it’s all over, Merkley will win by around 65,000 votes. The heavily populated Democratic Counties still have a lot of votes to be counted.
Once we put this in our column, we will have 57.
Any news about Alaska?
With 75% in, it’s 645711 (47%) to 644544 (47%)
Multnomah county is 52% in and he’s leading there 67-29…