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<\/figure>\n\nElection Day 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When a ballot gets dropped off, it goes through a stringent process of sorting, signature review, deconstruction, reconciliation and finally adjudication. Observers nominated by both parties are allowed to observe the vote count process, separated from all workers validating Oregon\u2019s mail-in ballots.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ron has been an election observer for the Democratic party for 10 years worth of elections. He said this was the busiest night he\u2019s seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He observes the voting process because he believes it \u201ccompletes the loop\u201d of understanding how the voting process works. Ron is a part of the election integrity caucus and believes that security measures in the voting process are very important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ron stayed away from the national results to focus on the Oregon ballot count. <\/p>\n\n\n\n John, a Republican and Oregon native who originally came to help with the vote count, sat in the deconstruction room intently watching as workers tamped ballots against the tables. He was feeling optimistic about the national results, although he was concerned about the validity of the election results. \u201cI have a strange feeling something bad is happening,\u201d he said. \u201cThe [2020] election was absolutely rigged.\u201d [There is no evidence of systematic voter fraud in the 2020 election.<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a property manager in Lane County, he believes that renters’ votes should count less than property owners. \u201cIf I could wave a magic wand and go back to a time when you owned property to vote, I would.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Election Day 8:50 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Josephine Miller, a junior at the University of Oregon and a Kamala Harris supporter, kept one eye on homework and the other on the election Tuesday night, \u201canxiously tracking each new update.\u201d As news broke that Trump had secured North Carolina, she said, \u201cMy heart just sank, and I\u2019m feeling physically ill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miller had been following the election closely, refreshing her screen every few minutes. \u201cI can\u2019t concentrate on anything else,\u201d she said. For her, the idea of another four years with Trump in office is \u201cdeeply troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen if he wins again,\u201d she said. \u201cIt feels like everything I care about is on the line right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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To him, the three most important issues this election are inflation, border protection and protecting property. \u201cThis land is our home,\u201d he said. He hopes President Trump will deport everyone who \u201ctresspasses\u201d or who are illegal immigrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Twenty-year-old Mathias Lehman-Winters is already a veteran in Eugene’s local politics. ~ by Isaac Oronsky In fifth grade, Mathias Lehman-Winters ran for class president. His campaign promise: Better cheese in school lunches. \u201cThe [other] guy in my class, he was running and he was like, \u2018I will give everyone ice cream every day,\u2019\u201d Lehman-Winters said… <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: From Cheese to Change<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/li>
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Steven Schmunk doesn\u2019t like Oregon’s current direction. The businessman has devoted much of his time since he retired to local politics, trying to give conservatives a voice in a predominantly left-leaning state.\u00a0 In 2024, 15 out of 30 seats in the State Senate and all of Oregon’s House of Representatives are up for election. If… <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: Outnumbered<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/li>
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Long-shot candidate Justin Filip campaigns aggressively to represent Oregon\u2019s 4th Congressional District. Watching a third-party congressional campaign is not unlike reading about Don Quixote lunging and tilting at windmills. Like the gentleman from La Mancha, Justin Filip has said farewell to a typical life, and has spent the past few months traversing the countryside, extolling… <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: Green Party Congressional Candidate Fights Odds<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Trump\u2019s appeal to the young white male<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\nJocelyn Serlin<\/div>\n\nSome of Donald Trump\u2019s political success in this year\u2019s election can be attributed to the loneliness felt nationwide by young white men who found refuge in his message and policies. Donald Trump\u2019s message\u2014Make America Great Again\u2014has radicalized young working-class white men who long for the security and dominant status they once had when the \u201cgame […] <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: Trump\u2019s appeal to the young white male<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n
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Twenty-year-old Mathias Lehman-Winters is already a veteran in Eugene’s local politics. ~ by Isaac Oronsky In fifth grade, Mathias Lehman-Winters ran for class president. His campaign promise: Better cheese in school lunches. \u201cThe [other] guy in my class, he was running and he was like, \u2018I will give everyone ice cream every day,\u2019\u201d Lehman-Winters said… <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: From Cheese to Change<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n
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Steven Schmunk doesn\u2019t like Oregon’s current direction. The businessman has devoted much of his time since he retired to local politics, trying to give conservatives a voice in a predominantly left-leaning state.\u00a0 In 2024, 15 out of 30 seats in the State Senate and all of Oregon’s House of Representatives are up for election. If… <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: Outnumbered<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n
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Long-shot candidate Justin Filip campaigns aggressively to represent Oregon\u2019s 4th Congressional District. Watching a third-party congressional campaign is not unlike reading about Don Quixote lunging and tilting at windmills. Like the gentleman from La Mancha, Justin Filip has said farewell to a typical life, and has spent the past few months traversing the countryside, extolling… <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: Green Party Congressional Candidate Fights Odds<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\nOwen Johnson<\/div>\n\nAshland\u2019s bid for a Water Treatment Facility faces uncertainty Ashland\u2019s city hall overlooks Siskiyou Boulevard, the town\u2019s main street. It is in the heart of the downtown area, just steps away from Lithia Park. It is an unassuming building, empty and shuttered by six o\u2019clock on most nights. Mayor Tonya Graham sat behind her desk […] <\/p><\/div>\n\nRead more: Trickle Down Economics<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n
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