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Oregon: Len Bergstein

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 08:04

Analysts: Here are the keys to success in the Senate debate

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

For months Oregon's U.S Senate candidates have been battling each other with television advertising and press releases, but Thursday Gordon Smith and Jeff Merkley will engage each other in their first face-to-face debate of the race.

The race between the incumbent Republican and the challenging Democrat is a dead heat, according to the poll and political observers around the country are calling it one of the most competitive - and most negative - Senate contests of the year.

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 14:17

Bergstein weighs in on VP pick

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

DENVER -- Political strategist Len Bergstein weighed in on how Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's selection of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) will play in Oregon on Tuesday.

"He's a great stump speaker, so I think he will have the kind of intense personal politics we are used to in Oregon," Bergstein said. "He's a great Democratic policy guy, and he's a really accessible politician."

Bergstein also said that Biden's stance toward Supreme Court judges will play well in Oregon.

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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 18:05

After a tough spring, Erickson’s campaign sees a brighter summer

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

After a bitter primary in the spring with sensational abortion allegations in May, there was perhaps some wishful thinking among Republican Party insiders who were hoping to pick a replacement candidate for Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) as the nominee in CD-5.

That appears to be in the past.

“I was buying into the notion that he would be forced out by August,” lobbyist Len Bergstein said. “But he doesn’t seem in that bad a shape with the rank and file Republicans anymore.”

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Thu, 07/17/2008 - 17:27

Smith struggles to find, keep support among Democrats

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

A poll released Wednesday showing Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) and Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) in a virtual dead heat revealed that a large portion of Democratic voters that previously supported the Republican incumbent are now supporting the Democratic challenger.

Smith has been touting his cross-over appeal throughout the campaign, with Oregon Democrats pledging their support and a Barack Obama press release appearing in his most recent campaign ad.

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Mon, 12/17/2007 - 22:54

In search of Brad Avakian

By Doug Daniels

Brad Avakian’s pursuit of the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State has endured some skepticism, particularly in recent weeks, as his campaign has failed to demonstrate a competitive fundraising operation, or, for that matter, much of an organized campaign.

Kate Brown, the presumptive frontrunner for the nomination, has raised over $150,000 so far, compared to Avakian’s anemic $2,200.  But with plenty of time until the May primary, Avakian could indeed be waiting until after the New Year to really start his engines.

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Fri, 11/30/2007 - 23:57

Dozono still mulling mayoral bid

By Doug Daniels

Sho Dozono is widely seen as the most likely candidate to jump into the Portland mayoral race and actually challenge Sam Adams, who, at this point, is facing no opposition.

But according to Len Bergstein, who is a close friend of Dozono, but has no formal or direct involvement with a potential campaign, Dozono is still seriously weighing his options, and likely won’t make a final decision until after the first of the year.

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Mon, 11/26/2007 - 21:51

Bergstein: Democrats shouldn't count Smith out

By Doug Daniels

Last Spring, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) announced plans to orchestrate a series of joint fundraising events in an effort to bolster four GOP Senators who, by their calculations, are confronting the most ominous reelection prospects.

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