Here is the thread for Oregon exit polls and election results for the Oregon primary. We will live-blog throughout the day on May 20th, 2008 for the Democrat primary so use this thread to start the dialog. Winners will be posted as soon as we can make the call.

Oregon exit polls
Oregon Exit Polls
(Primary Exit Polls and Results)




52 delegates will be divided by Clinton and Obama.

The latest poll shows Hillary Clinton pulling within 5 points of Barack Obama. That is difficult to believe given the historic crowd that turned out to hear Obama speak on May 18th. But that is why pollsters are paid good money for their craft, and that is why we eventually vote.

Not to be outdone, Hillary Clinton dispatched her secret weapons to the “beaver” state. Yes, there is a pun here but I will not be the one to make it.

From the unintentional humor department, the Reverend Chuck Currie issued an Oregon primary prayer to make sure everyone votes right. Currie’s United Church of Christ, which is based in Marxist Liberation Theology, remains under IRS investigation for illegally assisting the Obama campaign.

We will give you the data and make the call before any of the major news sources. They will keep you hanging for ratings, while we will give you the facts just as early as they are known.

Here are the polls on election eve:

Oregon Polls

All of the latest pre-election polls are here, a sampling of which is below.

American Research Group (May 14-16):
Hillary Clinton - 45%
Barack Obama - 50%

PPP (May 10-11):
Hillary Clinton - 39%
Barack Obama - 53%

Rasmussen (May 1):
Hillary Clinton - 39%
Barack Obama - 51%

Survey USA (May 9-11):
Hillary Clinton - 43%
Barack Obama - 54%

May 20th, 2008 Live-blogging Updates:

Oregon exit poll data (Democrat):

(Updated throughout the day)

Update 9am PST - The heat wave which struck the west this week is over. Oregonians head to the polls under balmy, rainy skies and temperatures ranging from 50-60 degrees. Rain is possible off and on throughout the day.

Update 9.30am PST - Estimates of the giant crowd that saw Obama speak on Sunday have been downsized to about 40,000. That is still pretty impressive.

Update 10am PST - Obama’s GOTV is apparently working in Oregon. Record turnout expected. This evening Obama will announce a majority of pledged delegates, which is a milestone for the campaign. Expect a very high profile delegate to put him over the top which will maximize the publicity. Stay tuned. :)

Update 12:03 PDT - [MBT] I just received a fundraising letter from Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith (R) who is asking for “Emergency donations” to counter Democratic television ads. I found it ironic that he was telling Oregonians to not listen to those outside the state, and in particular those from Washington D.C. try to defeat him for “purely political reasons.” Um… it is a political election. I guess our non-Oregon dollars are OK though. It appears that the Senate race may have some impact on turnout in Oregon.

11:00pm (ET) - Polls closed in Oregon. Oregon is called for Obama.

11:10pm (ET) - 16% polls in: 108,939 (61%), 673,531 (39%)

Published exit poll data.

Oregon Primary Results (Democrats):

Update 4.30pm PST - Barack Obama projected to win the Oregon primary.