MyDD: Merkley has the momentum

Posted by Carla Axtman on May 12, 2008

Over at MyDD, Todd Beeton takes a closer look at the Oregon Senate race:

...the Rasmussen results may be a leading indicator of some momentum for Jeff Merkley as his upward trajectory against Smith is more consistent and pronounced, which appears to have Gordon Smith running scared as he's already launched an attack ad against Merkley and Merkley alone, indicating that...

Beeton is absolutely correct. The latest Rasmussen poll released over the weekend shows a definite upward trajectory against Gordon Smith for Jeff Merkley.

The momentum Jeff has build in the last few weeks has Gordon Smith very nervous. That's why Smith has decided to air a false, negative attack ad that goes solely after Jeff. Smith knows that Jeff is the candidate that can beat him, so he's interjected himself into the Senate Democratic primary, hoping to influence the outcome.

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