Wednesday night in Portland OR, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) spoke at a fundraiser to re-elect Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) held at the Portland Hilton Hotel with a $100-per-ticket price tag. Warren, a populist Democrat star, railed against Republicans “rigging the
Obamacare’s failure in Oregon may make incumbent Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) vulnerable this year, and Republicans have two candidates battling for the nomination who will make it difficult for Democrats to frame them in the fall as “cold-hearted” or to
The Republican Senate primary in Oregon on May 20 is emerging as one of the most interesting races in the country. The seat, currently held by one-term incumbent Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), has suddenly come in play, at least in the
In an aggressive move, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) issued a memorandum highlighting the GOP’s widening 2014 Senate battle map into blue state stronghold Oregon. The memo cited new polling that reveals first term Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is
No, not Dr. Ben Carson. He’s not the only conservative pediatric neurosurgeon who is interested in running for office. Monica Wehby, a Portland based pediatric neurosurgeon, formally threw her hat into the ring, Tuesday, joining a several other Republicans who
Senator Jeff Merkley discusses his displeasure with Obama’s NSA surveillance program on MSNBC’s “NOW with Alex Wagner.”
Six Democrat senators asked the Department of Justice to investigate possible market manipulation by oil refineries on the west coast as the cause of spikes in gasoline prices in May and October. Gas prices hit a record high of $5.
CNN: Democrat Jeff Merkley is declaring victory over Republican incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith in the Oregon Senate race, moving Democrats one seat closer to a filibuster-proof majority in the body.