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Oregon Race Too Close to Call

NPR

Published October 23, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Al Gore won the state of Oregon by a narrow margin in 2000. But this year, the race is tight enough that the state's 7 electoral votes could go to either candidate. NPR's Colin Fogarty reports.

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