July 21, 2008 - 9:11am
Merkley: 'He just wants to keep me off the air'
By Britten ChaseOregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) is accusing U.S Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) of distracting from campaign issues by igniting the ad controversy.
Merkley, who was in Austin this weekend attending the Netroots Nation Conference, told John Marshall of Talking Points Memo that the recent Federal Elections Commission complaint filed by the Smith campaign regarding ads he has appeared in that were paid for by the Democratic Party of Oregon was Smith’s way of distracting voters from Merkley’s message.
“They’re not campaign ads,” Merkley said. “There is not legal question about them. Smith is raising legal questions because he is trying to prevent legitimate issue ads from being run because he obviously wants to keep me off the air.
Watch the interview here.
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