Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a new radio ad Monday tying U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) with U.S. Sen. Ted Stevents (R-Alaska), who was indicted last week on charges of concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of improper gifts.

A new ad by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is accusing U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) for paying $1.25 million for four golf clubs.

According to one citizen in the video: “I think they should take a page out of our books and try to live like us for a while, and then they would see what it feels like, you know, to live paycheck to paycheck.” Another Oregonian suggests paying that much for golf clubs “would be stupid.”

A new Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Web ad features state House Speaker Jeff Merkley (D- Portland) and Oregonian residents, criticizing payday lenders.

According to a DSCC press release: “The latest episode of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's ‘Road to Victory’ series, which documents life on the campaign trail, profiles Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley and his work to protect Oregon families from predatory lenders.”

A new Web ad released by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee implies that U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) changed his stance on the Iraq war only “After Republicans lost six Senate seats.”

The video then goes on to show an image of Smith chuckling while standing beside President Bush. Text appears over the image reading “From 2002 to 2007, Gordon Smith voted more than 20 times to authorize and fund the Iraq War.”