Oregon: Jake Weigler

When veteran pollster Bob Meadow joined Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick’s campaign last year, he had some concerns.

One was that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Meadow felt, was standing behind primary opponent Jeff Merkley, the Oregon House Speaker. The committee’s chair, New York Senator Chuck Schumer, had a way of pushing for what he wanted and Meadow feared that Schumer would find a way to push Novick aside.

The Novick campaign responds to the Democratic debate schedule, first reported here.

"The Novick campaign was very pleased to reach agreements on these four appearances" campaign manager Jake Weigler tells us. "But the four campaigns are continuing to discuss additional appearances - one in Salem and one on KATU that would allow all candidates to reach a television audience. We look forward to the successful conclusion of these negotiations."

The U.S. Senate campaign for Democrat Steve Novick tells PolitickerOR.com Tuesday that it raised about $210,000 in the fourth quarter, bringing the campaign’s total raised to date to over $500,000.

“We are pleased with this quarter’s performance, which represents a significant increase over the previous one,” Novick campaign manager Jake Weigler said. “We remain on track to run a competitive campaign in Oregon and make our case to the voters.”

With polls showing nearly 70% of Oregonians unhappy with the direction of the country, Steve Novick’s U.S. Senate campaign is focusing on a group of Democratic primary voters that are unhappy with how both parties – Republican and Democrat – are doing business in Washington, D.C.