Oregon Considered

2/7/2007 - Political Group Targets Sen. Smith In TV Ads

February 07, 2007

In another sign that Democrats are targeting Senator Gordon Smith's re-election bid next year, a new ad against the Oregon Republican goes up on Portland television stations this week.

The ad comes from MoveOn.org, a group dedicated to winning Congressional seats for Democrats. They see Senator Smith as vulnerable in next year's election because he's a Republican from a state that leans Democratic.

Smith has criticized President Bush's plans to send 21,000 more American troops to Iraq.
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