Bad news for Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.); polling below 50%

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From MyDD: http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/7/19/144334/309

OR-Sen: Merkley within Single Digits of Smith, Smith Below 50%

by Jonathan Singer, Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 03:11:48 PM EST

Fresh off of the release earlier this week of a DSCC survey on the Oregon Senate race showing that only 34 percent of Oregonians say that they would support the reelection of Republican Senator Gordon Smith while 45 percent either consider supporting someone else or have already decided to do so, I have come upon some more data on the race that shows the Democrats in a strong position to challenge Smith.

According to this Democratic polling, Smith is well below 50 percent in a head-to-head matchup against potential Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley, who currently serves as Speaker of the State House (the first Democratic Speaker in the state in nearly two decades). Perhaps more importantly, the poll shows that Smith's lead over Merkley is only in the single digits -- meaning that Merkley is already well within striking range of Smith.

(note -- Merkley hasn't even declared himself a candidate!)

[KharmaTrain]

1. Does Smith Have A Primary Challenger??

I'm curious to see if he's gonna be flushed to the right in order to get his ass handed to him in the general.

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3. There are rumors to that effect

He might be challenged by über-righter Bill Sizemore.

http://www.blueoregon.com/2007/03/could_bill_size.html

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2. Above, None Ofthe (R-nonexistent) and an undeclared candidate are polling

better than the RRRepublicans.

Excuse me but...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

My stomach hurts--make it stop! :rofl::rofl::rofl: