Election Day 10:00 a.m.

Every weekend, people line the block to get into Rennie’s Landing, the closest bar to the University of Oregon campus. Live music, pool, and drinks draw students in, but there’s something it doesn’t offer. “We don’t talk politics in the bar,” said Jasmine, a bartender at Rennie’s.

Today’s election has many people on all sides of the political spectrum feeling anxious about the outcome. Major news organizations will live-stream election coverage, but Rennie’s has sports occupying their screens instead of politics.

Rennie’s is not doing anything special for the election tonight, much to the disdain of community member Sam Kumar, an employee at Hilyard Street Market.  “We have to talk about this one,” Kumar said after hearing about Rennie’s lack of political discussion, “it’s important.”

Kumar expects more students to make their rounds to his store tonight and is stocking the shelves with more alcohol than normal in preparation for the election.