Bailout Is Hot Topic In Downballot Ads

The unpopular but necessary bailout package has been passed, and it will now recede into the background for the rest of the campaign season, right? Not a chance. The presidential candidates may be turning to new lines of attack, but...

Tax Attacks In Oregon

Oregon Senate candidates Gordon Smith (R) and Jeff Merkley (D) are going after each other's tax records, as the incumbent Smith seeks to portray his opponent as a typical tax-and-spend liberal and Merkley gets more help from state and national...

Smith Takes Issue With 'Issue Ads'

The Democratic Party of Oregon has sparked controversy with two new TV ads it is running; while ostensibly they are issue ads -- one about veterans and one about protecting children -- they also happen to feature the party's nominee...

At 'Home' With Rural Voters

After releasing several ads touting his support among Democrats -- even going so far as to cite ties to Barack Obama in one (subscription) -- Republican Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon released a more typically conservative spot in late June....

DSCC Throws Weight Behind Merkley

Democratic voters in Oregon are choosing today not only between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, but also between attorney Steve Novick and state House Speaker Jeff Merkley, both seeking to take on Sen. Gordon Smith (R) in November. A...

Oregon Dems Duke It Out

Just six days out from a closely contested Democratic Senate primary vote in Oregon, state House Speaker Jeff Merkley and attorney Steve Novick are taking different approaches with their advertising strategies. While Merkley is fighting back against negative ads from...

Smith Lashes Out At Oregon Dems

After several months of sitting back and letting Democrats Steve Novick and Jeff Merkley go after each other, Republican incumbent Gordon Smith has jumped into the fray in the Oregon Senate race, launching attacks on both of his potential Democratic...

Merkley Debuts On Oregon Airwaves

Oregon Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D) received an unpleasant surprise this week: A SurveyUSA poll showed he was trailing Portland lawyer Steve Novick and statistically tied with long-shot candidate Candy Neville, despite having the support of the state's Democratic establishment....