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For Democratic Senate nominee: Steve Novick
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Apr 28, 2008 02:55pm |
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| Category | Endorsement |
| Media | Newspaper - Oregonian, The (Portland) |
| News Date | Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Oregon Democrats have long coveted the seat of Sen. Gordon Smith, the only Republican currently holding statewide office. They consider him vulnerable because of the way he has supported the policies of an unpopular president while managing to rile many in his party. And in a year in which Democrats are expected to gain ground in Congress, they just may be right.
We think the candidate they should send to face Smith is, in some ways, the unlikeliest one of all: Steve Novick, an Ivy League lawyer who stands 4'-9" and has a hook instead of a left hand.
This choice is unorthodox not just because of Novick's remarkable personal characteristics and history, but because the Democratic Party establishment is supporting another solid candidate, Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley. Merkley launched his campaign after other prominent Oregon Democrats decided not to undertake the rigors and risks of a race against a well-heeled incumbent. |
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