Jeff Merkley is the star of an ad released Wednesday by the Oregon Democratic Party.
"Something is seriously wrong in Washington D.C," Merkley says in a voice-over at the beginning of the ad, though he may have meant to say something was seriously wrong in Washington D.C, because the issues he refers to happened on Capitol Hill as long as five years go.
The Oregonian has endorsed GOP State Rep. John Lim for re-election, and wants Democrat Suzanne Van Orman to replace retiring Republican Patti Smith's seat. The newspaper is backing ... >
"Somebody made the observation that this place is made up of noisemakers and deal makers. I don't make a lot of noise, and I'm in a lot of compromises that result in deals being done."
- U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R) on how he approaches his job.