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Things Not Looking Good for Gordon Smith

By Philip Klein on 11.5.08 @ 1:03PM

Although Republican Gordon Smith is still ahead, the Oregonian reports:

Despite the closeness of the count, expert number crunchers said they expect Merkley to win, perhaps handily. Portland pollster Tim Hibbitts, appearing as an analyst on Fox News(12), outright called the race for Merkley, based primarily on how many votes remain uncounted in Democrat-rich Multnomah County.