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Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., left, shares a laugh with fairgoers at the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., right, does a radio interview with Van Moe, left, and Peter Newman during the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., right, greets fairgoers at the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - APRIL 12: With members of law enforcement and human rights organizations, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 12, 2007 in Washington, DC. Sen. Smith and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) introduced the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which has been named in honor of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered when he was brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Gordon Smith
WASHINGTON - APRIL 12: (L-R) West Virginia University Associate Professor James Nolan, IACP Executive Director Daniel N. Rosenblatt, Judy Shepard, executive director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and mother of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard, and Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 12, 2007 in Washington, DC. Senators Kennedy and Smith introduced the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which has been named in honor of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered when he was brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** James Nolan;Daniel N. Rosenblatt;Judy Shepard;Ted Kennedy;Gordon Smith
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., second from left, and his wife Sharon, left, pose for a photo with supporters at the Republican party booth during the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - JULY 17: U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) listen during a news conference on the war in Iraq July 17, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate will go on an all night debate before voting on an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill, introduced by Levin and Reed, which will require the start of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in 120 days.
WASHINGTON - JULY 17: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) listen to questions during a news conference on the war in Iraq July 17, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate will go on an all night debate before voting on an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill, introduced by Levin and Reed, which will require the start of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in 120 days.
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., talks with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol following a vote on stem cell research, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Washington. "Current policy regarding stem cell research is limiting our scientists from uncovering the full potential of these cells - one that includes solving some of the most perplexing medical mysteries of today," said Smith, R-Ore., a co-sponsor.
Sen. Gordon Smith speaks with Sal Kadri, left and Ramana Reddy after his remarks at an event sponsored by the Oregon Business Opportunities 2007, held in Portland, Ore., Thursday, April 5, 2007. National Democrats have made it plain that one of their top targets in the 2008 Senate election cycle will be Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, who's been reaching out more to moderate voters of late.
Oregon Democratic Senatorial candidate Jeff Merkley, right, with his wife Mary Sorteberg, center, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Or, greets supporters at his election night party in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Merkley held a narrow lead over incumbent GOP Sen. Gordon Smith late Tuesday night with a large block of votes left uncounted from Oregon's most liberal county.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, congratulates Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, on his recent marriage, Thursday, June 5, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Olmert, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Inouye, Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and and Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn.
In this May 31, 2008 file photo, Jeff Merkley, the statehouse speaker and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, with his wife Mary Sorteberg, left, greets supporters with Sen. Ron Wyden, back, at a rally in Portland, Ore. A tough environment for Republicans has put Oregon into play in the 2008 Senate race, and Merkley is challenging Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., a two-term moderate Republican so eager to distance himself from his party that he ran an ad boasting of his ties to Obama.