Merkley sets his sights on Smith
By Lauren LafaroJeff Merkley is moving quickly. Minutes after winning the Democratic primary against Steve Novick, the campaign started honing in on Sen. Gordon Smith.
Matt Canter, Merkley's spokesman, cited the support of all of "all of Jeff's friends in labor organizations" as one of the factors that propelled the Speaker to victory.
"Smith is in big trouble," he said.
When asked where the campaign is going to go from here, Canter responded "I'm going to the bar."
He followed up the exuberant statement with a plan to travel the state. "Jeff is going to every county, to towns all across Oregon."
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"One of the great surprises of my career came, however, when I discovered that my new colleague, Gordon Smith, was as thoughtful and kind and decent outside the political arena as he was tough and competitive inside the political arena."
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Honing In is a nonsense
Honing In is a nonsense term. Please upgrade your Strunk and White.
To hone is to sharpen.
Homing in is the correct terminology. It's what pigeons and guided missles do.....
Thank you.....
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