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Bluenorthwest

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24. In Oregon, cannabis legalization passed with a slimmer margin than any of our elected official

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #10)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 04:00 PM

Nov 2014

Democrats. It was about 10% while Merkley had about 20%. Of course this is Oregon where Merkley, the Democratic Party and the candidates also supported cannabis legalization.
Our turnout was about 70% of voters. Where do you live, and what did you accomplish?

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I'd like to see how many young people voted for weed but left office holders blank. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #10

If there was a weed question, likely they voted. Warpy Nov 2014 #12

Guess yer mayor was never invited to any of the cool parties. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #15

In Oregon, cannabis legalization passed with a slimmer margin than any of our elected official Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #24

You can add gerrymandering to your list lunatica Nov 2014 #14

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If the Dems want to win Southern states and retake the majority of Congress - vkkv Nov 2014 #13

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Please cite examples vkkv Nov 2014 #20

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