Jeff Merkeley

With laughably incoherent interviews and a finding Sarah Palin abused her power against a state trooper, many Republicans are regretting John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as Vice President. But not Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. Here he is in an Oct. 9 debate:

In the pivotal, tight race in Oregon for U.S. Senate, Democrat Jeff Merkley has gone after Republican Gordon Smith for voting for George Bush's Wall Street bailout.

Here's a new Merkeley ad: