Debate Questions For Gordon Smith
With the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates set for their first debate next week, it’s only fair that Gordon Smith has an opportunity to answer questions about his record and his vision for Oregon.
Here are the questions we hope reporters will ask him on Tuesday, January 22.
1.The Oregonian chastised you for too much contradiction. The Register-Guard charged you with bending the facts. Do you agree or disagree with the editorials they’ve written about you?
2. During your 2002 campaign you ran TV ads saying you would not vote to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Then, you voted to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2005 and 2006. Given that track record, how can you assure voters they can believe your 2008 campaign statements?
3. In their February 10, 2007 editorial The Oregonian said you have been “here, there, everywhere” on the Iraq War. The Stop Gordon Smith Campaign protested outside all five of your Oregon U.S. Senate offices because of your willingness to say anything about the Iraq War. Do you feel Oregonians know and trust your position on the Iraq War?
4. Even some of your supporters and allies have questioned the accuracy of your statements or the sincerity of your actions. Is this the first time your own supporters have criticized your accuracy and sincerity? If not, how have you dealt with this in the past?
5. Although Oregon is a pro-choice and environmentally conscious state, you routinely earn low scores from pro-choice and pro-environment interest groups. Can you explain the disconnect between what Oregonians want and how you vote?
What other questions do you think he should be asked?
Posted January 16, 2008 Grassroots Resources 2 comments
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Name 3 of the most constructive things you have done for Oregon. How did Oregonians - as a whole - benefit from those?
1. What was Smith's role in the Klamath River salmon kill? [Cheney obviously did it on Gordo's behalf. It's inconceivable that Gordo wasn't consulted or advised beforehand.]
2. When will Gordo meet with voters in venues open to the general public--like Wyden does in his Town Hall meetings? Do ordinary voters scare him? Must he always appear behind closed doors at unpublicized, private meetings where the public is screened out?
Anyway, you got the gist of it and can refine the questions.
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