In this third episode of the first season we REVISIT THE MOMENT that a General Election like no other stretches over the holidays. Santa Claus gets pulled into the mix, one candidate swears off negative ads against the advice of his campaign, and the campaigns sprint to spread their message and get ballots back as historic wind, rain and ice pound Oregon.

In 1995-96, Oregon made history by conducting the first election for a federal office entirely vote-by-mail. The election to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Sen. Bob Packwood took place over the fall and winter. This required the campaigns to not only figure out how to run a vote-by-mail race but do so through the holidays and winter.