Mapes: Merkley video brings together progressive endorsements

Fighting for the Democratic progressive
Jeff Mapes, 3/19/08

House Speaker Jeff Merkley has a new web video out that uses gentle, upbeat music and simple graphics to argue that he has the support of "almost every progressive in Oregon." Of course, Merkley's chief rival in the Democratic Senate race, Steve Novick, has been trying to portray himself as the progressive in the race, and he's got his own list of endorsements.

Posted March 19, 2008
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