Political Desk

The Oregonian today reports on the front page that the Clinton and Obama campaigns have apologized for “robo” calls they’ve been making to those who got on the federal no-call list. A newsroom staffer told me she got one the other day from Bill Clinton (why isn’t Hillary doing these?) despite the fact that she’s been on the no-call list since its inception. The law was crafted with commercial solicitors in mind, but it also applies to political campaigns — and the Democrats were clearly breaking it. The AG’s office has had a few complaints, and I just got off the phone with a guy (on the list) who said he got an automated call from Willamette Valley Medical Center CEO Rosemari Davis on behalf of the Chemeketa bond measure. With the story featured prominently on the front page of the state’s largest daily, my guess is someone in the Chemeketa camp is racing around this morning trying to fix it.

By the way, those of you who bother to read political blogs surely know this, but here’s a reminder anyway: If you haven’t mailed that ballot by now, deliver it yourself. They’re due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, meaning that they must be in the Yamhill County Clerk’s Office by that time or one of the officially designated drop boxes.