On May 16, Oregon held primary elections for the Democratic and Republican Parties (other qualified parties nominate by convention). Turnout was low (38% of the registered voters), which is good news for State Senator Ben Westlund, who is trying to collect signatures to get on the ballot as an independent for Governor. Last year Oregon made it illegal for people to both vote in the primary and sign for an independent candidate.
Oregon usually has high turnouts in primaries. In the May 2002 primary, 686,859 votes were cast for Governor. This year, with only 10 precincts still to be counted, there are only 569,552 votes for governor, even though Oregon has gained in population since 2002.
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I am personally satisfied with the effort we have all been putting into this campaign and feel that we will somehow gather the signatures and join Texas, Pennsylvania, and Massachussettes as States where individual voters have rallied their support behind an outsider to help bring about meaningful reform.
I firmly believe that we are in a period that will historically be seen as a significant reformation and affirmation of the democratic principles upon which our society is founded. This is in spite of and in response to the increasingly anti-American legislation that is coming out of the White House and out of Sacramento.
This is legislation that seeks to militarize our policing, fund the paving of our farmland, subsidize the outsourcing of our jobs, promote cooperation between government and global MNCs at the expense of local businesses. And also privatize our increasingly invasive surveillance of private citizens.
The citizens have been awake to this and are now mobilizing to send a clear and decisive message to the two parties – “we do not need you, you need us, change or perish. Spread the word.”
Change is gonna come. Contact me at ericmahoney@mahoneyforcalifornia.com or 818-675-6222.
If you feel so inclined, go collect a couple dozen signatures. DonLake@sbcglobal.net or TishFirmiss@hotmail.com will be glad to assist.
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Westlund for Governor!
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