Trifecta federal majority: Business-minded Republicans gained a rare lawmaking majority in US Senate, House and Executive—a trifecta in federal government on Capitol Hill. Republicans gained a new tight majority in the Senate. While the US House vote tally is incomplete at press-time, analysts now predict that Republicans will keep their narrow House majority. That doesn’t mean “control” of government. Rather, we can expect continued internal strife in the close-majority House and Senate GOP conference; however, with new incentive for Republicans to get on the same page and pass good law.
President Trump 47: In a national landslide victory of the US electoral college, Trump returns as the 47th president in January. Trump’s nationwide movement made history as only the second President to serve two inconsecutive terms. Although Oregonians did not help this win, Trump’s Oregon vote gained in every election: 42% in 2024, 40% in 2020, and 39% in 2016.
Measure 118, $2 billion dollar tax failed. This destructive and inflationary Oregon tax on society got an 80% “no” vote.
Measure 117, rank-choice voting flopped: The wrong-headed vote scheme failed by a margin of nearly 20%.
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