Speaking of this region of the country, the EV counter on MyDD needs to reflect pollster.com's latest poll in Washington state. It has McCain beating Hillary (SUSA poll).

Both candidates get to where they currently are in different ways but they're shockingly similar results.

Regarding Merkley, I'm not sure casting himself as the front runner is a risk. What I do like is his attacks on the GOP senator at this stage of the game.

Merkeley clarifies his own record, which does affect the Novak craze at the same time shows he can take on Smith.  

This was very effective, even in the primary frankly.  

I am looking for video streams of the Oregon Senate Democratic primaries.  Frankly finding out exact positions is not easy and I'm personally trying to make a decision here.

If I'm looking to find out details you can bet there are tons of other Oregonians wanting policy position details to do the same thing.

IMHO Oregon has to be one of the worst for finding out real policy positions, votes, agendas online, although I do have a funny feeling that is more was known on Merkely he'd win this from what I have found to date.  But still, I mean digging out policy positions that are not vague is really tough.  Just the votes, positions and facts please!

All of those debate videos should be available for watching and I cannot find a damn one of them.

Or there should be a hell of a lot more info on their websites on policy positions.  

Wow this is a great ad.  First it shows which campaign has the mettle to stand up to Gordon Smith and the Republicans.  Their in the middle of a contested primary and it took them what like 48 hours on a weekend to put up a hell of a response.  It seems like there is only one campaign in the primary that has the organizational capacity to take on Smith, and thats Jeff Merkley.

Secondly, in a contested primary where some are putting attack ads up against other Democrats, it is good to see Merkley keep his eye on the prize: beating Republicans!  Both of Merkley last two ads including this one go after Smith.  Gotta love that

It's not risky at all for Merkley to be going after Smith like this. It gives Oregon Democrats a glimpse of what we can expect from the Merkley campaign when it comes to attack ads on Smith. This was a very strong ad against Smith and I'm sure it will impress Oregon Dems like it impressed me.

I'd also like to add that going negative against fellow Democrats is a turnoff here. Both Novick and Merkley are progressives so to go negative on eachother would be a mistake IMO. The Novick campaign did create a negative ad about Merkley that was leaked which did result in negative feedback for the Novick campaign.

The Merkley campaign is being smart by focusing their attention on Smith. The way they have run their campaign is obviously working considering Merkley jumped 16 points in just a few weeks.

Novick declared his intention to run against Smith early on, but Merkley, thanks to his party organization's support, became the automatic front-runner when he entered the race. Yet Novick has gained national attention as Merkley's campaign has stumbled. Novick clearly is a smart campaigner and has an untypical but convincing record of productive achievement...

...Novick is an unusual man with an unusual resume -- characteristics that some suggest aren't suited to the U.S. Senate. But we think his passion, his intellect and his personal style give him an intriguing combination of qualities that most senators don't possess.

We think Novick represents a bold choice for Democrats who seek to dislodge a veteran incumbent. He has the potential to press Smith as he has done Merkley. And, should he pull off what would be a major electoral upset and go to Washington as the new junior senator from Oregon, he has the potential to make Oregonians proud.