Topic: jeff merkley

Bandon City Councilor, Mike Claassen speaks out for Jeff Merkley in Bandon. Merkley is hoping to oust incumbent, Senator Gordon.

The folks at Talking Points Memo have traveled to Austin to cover Netroots Nation, and one of the first interviews they've conducted is with Jeff Merkley. It's a fairly extensive discussion, ranging from Smith's recent failed TV blitz, Merkley's lead in the polls, Barack Obama, the primary with Steve Novick, the current ads by the DPO, the politics of Oregon, and more. Have a look:...

As Gordon Smith runs typical and boring ads misleading Oregon voters about Jeff Merkley's record on taxes, the Democratic Party of Oregon responds. First, with a web video: Second, with a new TV spot that started airing today: Discuss....

Still wondering if Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, can topple the incumbent U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Oregon? (So am I!). According to the latest independent poll from Rasmussen Report, Merkley is leading Gordon Smith 43 to 41 percent....

Today and tomorrow, our U.S. Senate candidate - freshly leading in the latest poll - is attending Netroots Nation, the annual gathering of bloggers and blog readers (formerly known as YearlyKos.) Blogging at DailyKos, Merkley netroots organizer Sarah Lane explains what it's all about: This is an opportunity for bloggers to meet with Jeff face to face and an opportunity for Jeff to hear the...

This morning at WW under "Losers": 3. U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) dealt a black eye to Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley. But the real wounds were self-inflicted. After Merkley—the state House...

Just in from Rasmussen Reports Jeff Merkley leads Gordon Smith for the first time, 43% to 41%! To be fair, the lead is well enough within the margin of error of 4.5% as to be almost statistically irrelevant, but let's take a look at the history of this poll:Oregon Trends: Smith vs. Merkley Date Smith Merkley 7/15/2008 41% 43% 6/11/2008 47% 38% 5/07/2008 45% 42%...

For Gordon Smith, it's a first. His new ad - attacking Jeff Merkley on taxes - comes pre-debunked! The new ad hit the airwaves today, but the O's Jeff Mapes already had Smith's number on Sunday: As Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., travels the state, he accuses Democratic rival Jeff Merkley of supporting more than $2 billion in tax increases as a legislator. When I asked Smith's campaign for...

The Jeff Merkley and Gordon Smith campaigns released their quarterly fundraising totals today. The Merkley campaign raised $1.42 million for the quarter, while the Smith campaign raised $1.35 million, according to the O's Jeff Mapes. Of that $1.42 million, the Merkley campaign reported that over $420,000 of it was donated online. Noted Mapes: [The Merkley campaign said] it raised $420,000...

I had heard about the letter from Crime Victims United to the campaign of Jeff Merkley but I had actually not read it until this morning. Wow I had no idea that Merkley was so tight with criminals....