Bringing back the things I like and things I don't like for a special election round-up edition. I'll try and look at the positive first:
Things I like:
-Kerry won Oregon: My friends that volunteered to get Kerry elected can take heart that they did a great job in getting the vote out.
-Democrats take the Oregon State Senate: So even though we face some tough times ahead in Oregon, at least one part of the legislature will work towards our best interest.
-Mult. Co. tax repeal defeated: Portland public schools and county services have survived a close shave, and besides a complete lack of stable state funding, things look good for schools.
Things I don't like:
-Bush wins: Not much to say about this right now. I just hope that the nation can survive another four years.
-Measure 36 & 37 passed: I am not really suprised that gay marraige will be banned, but it is still depressing that it will be written into the constitution. I actually think that the approval of Measure 37 posses the most danger to this state.
-Youth vote doesn't: I really thought this was the year that the youth vote would make a difference, and it could have. In the end, exit polls show that the 18 to 29 age group voted at pretty much the same rate as 2000. Aparently, the youth of the nation didn't take P. Diddy's death threat seriously.