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MarkWarner08
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« on: October 24, 2008, 03:05:01 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-UkAR81gmk

You hear that sound, Gordon? That's Slate Gorton knocking on your door. Like Gorton, Gordon Smith appears primed to lose reelection in a presidential election year. This ad by Obama, which could shift some Obama/Smith supporters Merkley's way, may seal Smith's fate.
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« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2008, 03:40:40 PM »
Obama should do a similar ad for Franken
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2008, 04:27:24 PM »
Obama should start doing this in races all over the country. 
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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2008, 04:41:24 PM »
He needs to do this for Gregoire.
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2008, 04:51:15 PM »

Worried about a Rossi victory?
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2008, 04:56:18 PM »
The Oregon seat is one we really need.

I also think that Jeff Merkley is the most progressive of all the Democratic Senate challengers in this election, so that makes it even more important.
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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2008, 05:10:30 PM »
He should do this for Hagan and Franken as well. 
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2008, 05:41:56 PM »
Ugh, I'd hate to see Gordon go.  He's an awesome senator, even though I disagree with him about the Iraq War.
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2008, 05:51:25 PM »

He has some plausible reason to want Merkley as an ally voting on Obama-backed legislation, but wouldn't it be kind of presumptuous to go wading into all kinds of unrelated races?
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« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2008, 06:39:12 PM »
Smith should do a "Support Obama" ad Grin
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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2008, 06:44:10 PM »
Imagine though if Merkeley loses, this could totally backfire for Obama. If the Democrats don't get sixty in the Senate, Obama's gonna need moderates like Gordon Smith to vote for cloture against Republican filibusters, and I'm pretty sure Smith would be quite less likely to do any favors for Obama now.
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« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2008, 07:37:33 PM »
Quote from: Bacon King on October 24, 2008, 06:44:10 PM
Imagine though if Merkeley loses, this could totally backfire for Obama. If the Democrats don't get sixty in the Senate, Obama's gonna need moderates like Gordon Smith to vote for cloture against Republican filibusters, and I'm pretty sure Smith would be quite less likely to do any favors for Obama now.

The risk is totally worth it.
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« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2008, 08:40:28 PM »
Quote from: Bacon King on October 24, 2008, 06:44:10 PM
If the Democrats don't get sixty in the Senate, Obama's gonna need moderates like Gordon Smith to vote for cloture against Republican filibusters, and I'm pretty sure Smith would be quite less likely to do any favors for Obama now.

Wouldnt' really matter in my opinion.

The only Republican(s) I see possibly joining the Democrats in supporting legislation are Olympia Snowe and (maybe) Arlen Specter and Susan Collins. Gordon Smith votes with his party almost all the time.
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« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2008, 03:37:11 AM »

Sure.
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« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2008, 03:40:33 AM »
Quote from: Nutmeg on October 24, 2008, 05:51:25 PM

He has some plausible reason to want Merkley as an ally voting on Obama-backed legislation, but wouldn't it be kind of presumptuous to go wading into all kinds of unrelated races?

Well, Gregoire was one of his early supporters in the Primary and she's in serious danger in a state where he is very popular. So his doing an ad for her just makes sense to me, especially when Rossi is putting up signs everywhere that compare him to Obama.
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« Reply #15 on: October 25, 2008, 11:07:04 AM »

Wise

It's always smart to stop a member of the opposition before that person becomes unstoppable...
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« Reply #16 on: October 25, 2008, 11:18:44 AM »

why would Obama care who controls the Governorship of Washington?
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« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2008, 05:34:02 PM »
Quote from: © Black Friday on October 25, 2008, 11:18:44 AM

why would Obama care who controls the Governorship of Washington?

I don't think he was saying that he does or even should care. He just wants him to do it. They want to stop Dino before he...
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