Editor's Notebook:

Samuelson's cost-per-vote spending was very high for a county our size
The 527 organizations are active in presidential and Senate campaigns, but very seldom in county elections

By STEVE FORRESTER The Daily Astorian

The most egregious lie in the Ann Samuelson recall election was the allegation that Samuelson's detractors were brought in from outside Clatsop County. On the contrary, analysis of spending in the race indicates that the anti-Samuelson money was local while a healthy share of the pro-Samuelson money came from outside Clatsop County.

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