We haven’t heard much about real issues in this Oregon election campaign, at least not from the ads. One point that has been mostly ignored is that Democrats plan to increase the price of motor fuel in the interest of arresting global warming, and the Republican candidates don’t.
Two problems with our prolonged election period in Oregon are that it adds to the cost of campaigns and that much of the money spent is wasted. Wasted how? By paying for campaign propaganda that has absolutely no chance of working because it arrives after ballots have been cast.
Careful voters may have noticed that the Voters’ Pamphlet material on Ballot Measure 89 does not explain exactly what this initiative would change in Oregon life. The measure would amend the constitution to say that “equality of rights shall not be denied or abridged by the state of Oregon or by any political subdivision in this state on […]
Equal rights for women? As a campaign slogan, isn’t that phrase a whole generation out of date? Apparently not. One of the seven ballot measures facing Oregon voters this fall is described online as the “Equal Rights for Women Initiative.” And it will probably pass, even though it’s hard to see exactly what it would […]
Platitudes and snooping, too
Something that came in the mail struck a wrong note. It was labeled a “personalized vote history” of the named mail recipient. And the message sounded wrong not just because of its gratuitous platitudes but because of the level of unwarranted snooping that it reveals.
Tags: Conservation Voters, Oregon election 2014