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Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean is headed to Oregon Sunday to participate in get-out-the-vote events with state Democratic candidates.

U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) released two new advertisements Friday accusing U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) of siding with criminals when he voted in 2005 not to extend Oregon’s statute of limitations.

DENVER--Secretary of State candidate Kate Brown’s (D-Portland) former communications director Jim Oleske weighed in on the Secretary of State’ race Tuesday, which had been a lackluster race in recent months.

Jim Oleske, former communications director for Kate Brown when she was the Senate majority leader, was up bright and early Tuesday morning to distribute copies of his first book to Oregon delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

PORTLAND--A crowd gathered on the corner of NE 15th St. and Killingsworth Ave. on hot, sunny evening. Meat was sizzling on a grill, people in foldout chairs ate fruit salad, others munched on chocolate chip cookies as they avoided small children running around, and a mix of R&B and classic rock music played in the background.

The Rasmussen poll released yesterday showing House Speaker Jeff Merkley ahead of incumbent Senator Gordon Smith has certainly shaken up what was feeling like a lull in the campaign season.

Democratic Secretary of State nominee Kate Brown appears to be taking a somewhat lax attitude in her general election race against Republican nominee Rick Dancer.

Despite some highly contentious Oregon races in the 2008 election, speculation on who will run for Governor in 2010 is mounting regularly.

Now that the primary dust is beginning to settle, many pundits are speculating which candidates will be victorious in November.  Here is the "conventional wisdom" being spread at the start of this general election season.

Jeff Merkley and Steve Novick reunited today Portland, portraying a united front for the Democratic effort to unseat Sen. Gordon Smith.

“The choice in this Senate election is crystal clear,” Merkley said. “If you want more of the same – an agenda scripted by the most powerful special interests – then Gordon Smith is your man. If you want to change Washington D.C. and set a new direction for America, then join our fight to deliver hope and opportunity to every single American.”