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Oregon: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Fri, 10/17/2008 - 17:58

DSCC ad revisits Smith Frozen Foods hiring practices

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a new television ad Friday revisiting accusations against a frozen food company owned by U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) knowingly employed undocumented workers.

The ad cites a series of articles that appeared in Willamette Week last month that accused Smith Frozen Foods, located in Weston, of knowingly hiring undocumented workers. The ad also cites Smith’s vote to create harsher penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal workers.

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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 18:32

DSCC: Smith hearts Wall Street, Bush and oil companies

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2767|title=U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=416|height=300]The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a new ad Friday mocking Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith for his connections to Wall Street, oil companies and the current presidential administration.

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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 14:14

DSCC releases new campaign ad urging Oregonians to elect 'change'

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Washington, D.C.-based Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a new ad Monday urging Oregonians to bring change to the nation’s capital by electing Jeff Merkley (D-Portland).

The ad, called “Change,” is light on policy but attempts to reflect Oregonians' growing frustrations with the way things are handled on the federal level.

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Tue, 09/23/2008 - 22:23

DSCC releases new ad accusing Smith of shortchanging soldiers

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a new ad last week accusing U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith of voting against funding that would properly take care of America’s armed forces once they return home from Iraq.

“Gordon Smith has let them down,” the ad says. “He voted 27 times to cut health care benefits for the troops once they return home.”

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Wed, 08/06/2008 - 11:50

DSCC releases new ad targeting Smith

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a new radio ad Monday tying U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) with U.S. Sen. Ted Stevents (R-Alaska), who was indicted last week on charges of concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of improper gifts.

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Thu, 06/19/2008 - 15:28

DSCC: Smith paid $1.25M for four golf clubs

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

A new ad by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is accusing U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) for paying $1.25 million for four golf clubs.

According to one citizen in the video: “I think they should take a page out of our books and try to live like us for a while, and then they would see what it feels like, you know, to live paycheck to paycheck.” Another Oregonian suggests paying that much for golf clubs “would be stupid.”

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Thu, 06/12/2008 - 12:09

Merkley criticizes ‘loan sharks’ in new DSCC Web ad

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

A new Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Web ad features state House Speaker Jeff Merkley (D- Portland) and Oregonian residents, criticizing payday lenders.

According to a DSCC press release: “The latest episode of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's ‘Road to Victory’ series, which documents life on the campaign trail, profiles Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley and his work to protect Oregon families from predatory lenders.”

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Mon, 06/09/2008 - 16:50

DSCC Web ad mocks Smith’s ‘change of heart’

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

A new Web ad released by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee implies that U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) changed his stance on the Iraq war only “After Republicans lost six Senate seats.”

The video then goes on to show an image of Smith chuckling while standing beside President Bush. Text appears over the image reading “From 2002 to 2007, Gordon Smith voted more than 20 times to authorize and fund the Iraq War.”

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