Indecision 2014

[Doktor Howl]

Sounds about right.


Have you burned Nate Silver for witchcraft yet? Sounds like he was pretty spot on.

I went with him for most of my bets.

Things aren't official yet, but I just made a fat stack of cash.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

‏@bencasselman
So voters want a higher minimum wage, legal pot, abortion access and GOP representation. Ok then.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

At least we passed legal pot and the ERA.

I'm a little annoyed that we didn't pass the bond measure for student aid, or driver cards for undocumented immigrants. Parks and playground bonds we approved overwhelmingly, but for some reason I guess Oregon doesn't think higher education is important.

[Suu]

I'm kind of surprised Scott Brown conceded as nicely as he did. With all that money he spent, including $20m of his own cash, I kind of expected him to blow a hissy fit and ask for a recount or something.

[Cain]

California also passed prop....47, I think?  Whatever one basically made a bunch of crimes misdemeanour offences.

Which is definitely a good sign.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

The bottle deposit expansion in MA failed because the grocery stores pushed a bunch of blatantly false data a week or two before the election so the yes camp didn't have time to respond. Stay fucking classy, Stop & Shop.

[LMNO]

Yeah, the MA ballot questions were an excercise in selfishness and ignorance.

1. Don't tie the gas tax to inflation.
2. Don't expand the bottle recycling deposit laws
3. Allow casinos (selfish because pretty much everyone other than who's town the casinos will be in/near them voted to allow it)
4. Expand paid sick leave (this is good, but it was entirely approved for selfish reasons)

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

To be fair, the towns that are getting casinos all voted to approve them before this.

[Roly Poly Oly-Garch]

At least we passed legal pot and the ERA.

I'm a little annoyed that we didn't pass the bond measure for student aid, or driver cards for undocumented immigrants. Parks and playground bonds we approved overwhelmingly, but for some reason I guess Oregon doesn't think higher education is important.

The playground bonds weren't state-wide. Though, with that large a margin against the higher ed funds, it's unlikely it pulled a majority in Multnomah, either.

That driver's ID measure is heartbreaking. 2/3 against is saying something--and not something good. The arguments that I heard against it were mainly:

1. It'll bring more immigrants.
2. It'll allow all the new immigrants to get welfare.

Welcome to tolerant fucking Oregon, yeah?

The GMO-labeling vote barely got a no. The tight margin is a little iffy. But I'll take the nod to reason, no matter how slight.

[Cain]

Upsetting people on LMNO's facebook, all day every day.

[LMNO]

Upsetting people on LMNO's facebook, all day every day.

Thank you for that.  Mars man, Paul, and Clark (he hasn't shown up yet) are the three conservatives who I haven't bothered to block.

[LMNO]

Also, Kira is my ex-sister-in-law.  She's currently dating an Egyptian, hence the, "let's all do the Cairo!"

[Cain]

Twas OK.  Though really.  Trying to deny the Republicans are the party of big oil because oil and gas throw a measly 10% of their campaign contributions to the other party.

[LMNO]

It was all derailing.  That's about his level of debate: throw out inaccurate non-sequitors and ignore the subject at hand.

[Suu]

We didn't have any questions on the NH ballot. None.

In fact, I've never voted so easily in my life.