It’s 3 a.m.
With the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates set for another debate this weekend, it’s only fair that Gordon Smith has an opportunity to answer questions about his record and his vision for Oregon.
Democratic candidates are debating Sunday at Pacific University in Forest Grove. Here are the questions we hope reporters will ask Smith on Sunday.
-It’s 3 a.m. and the phone rings. It’s Big Oil and your other special interest friends thanking you for your loyalty and asking you to continue opposing Ron Wyden’s climate change bill. At 4 a.m., your Oregon constituents call and ask you to stand up to the special interests and support the bill. What will you tell your constituents?
-Blue Oregon’s Jeff Alworth recently reported that you consistently vote with Republicans on close votes in the U.S. Senate.
More so than many other Republican U.S. Senators. When your influence matters most, why do you exercise it least?
-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?
-If you could spend your time purchasing million dollar golf clubs or fighting for the middle class, what would you do? Never mind, you already answered that question.
Posted April 25, 2008 Grassroots Resources 0 comments
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