Oregon State Representative Retracts Smith Endorsement
Since April, the Democratic Party of Oregon has been saying on radio and to reporters that as Democrats learn more about Gordon Smith’s anti-choice, anti-environment and pro-conservative record, they will not support him.
Those predictions are coming true.
Over the weekend, State Rep. Debbie Boone (D-Cannon Beach), who had been prominently quoted and featured in Smith’s Democrats for Smith website and in his newspaper ads, left the already thinning ranks of Smith supporters.
Why would a Democrat disagree with Smith’s record so fervently that she would publicly retract her endorsement of a sitting U.S. Senator?
Let us count the reasons:
-Anti-Choice Record. Smith has earned a 15 percent score from pro-choice advocates.
-Voting 90 percent with President Bush. Yes, Smith agrees with nine out of 10 decisions this president makes!
-Anti-Environment Record. Smith has earned a 14 percent score from environmental advocates.
-Veterans Record. Smith earned a failing, 40 percent score from Disabled American Veterans.
No matter how much money Gordon Smith spends marketing himself to Democrats, they are not going to support someone who is so out of step with their values.
State Rep. Boone is the most public, but she is not the only Oregonian who has examined Smith’s record and found him wanting.
One recent poll shows he’s in a statistical dead heat with "Undecided." Another shows his approval and disapproval ratings are both in the 40s and nearly identical.
Posted September 10, 2007 Smith is Vulnerable 0 comments
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