Jake Weigler

When veteran pollster Bob Meadow joined Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick’s campaign last year, he had some concerns.

With the Democratic U.S. Senate primary now less than three months away, the campaigns for Jeff Merkley and Steve Novick are increasingly engaging in a war of words.  read more »

The Novick campaign responds to the Democratic debate schedule, first reported here.

"The Novick campaign was very pleased to reach agreements on these four appearances" campaign manager Jake Weigler tells us. "But the four campaigns are continuing to discuss additional appearances - one in Salem and one on KATU that would allow all candidates to reach a television audience. We look forward to the successful conclusion of these negotiations."

The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick is upping the volume on their complaints about debate negotiations.  read more »

The U.S. Senate campaign for Democrat Steve Novick tells PolitickerOR.com Tuesday that it raised about $210,000 in the fourth quarter, bringing the campaign’s total raised to date to over $500,000.

Willamette Week takes a quick look at the back-and-forth between the Merkley and Novick camps over debates.  read more »

With polls showing nearly 70% of Oregonians unhappy with the direction of the country, Steve Novick’s U.S. Senate campaign is focusing on a group of Democratic primary voters that are unhappy with how both parties – Republican and Democrat – are doing business in Washington, D.C.  read more »

Republican U.S. Senator Gordon Smith is facing questions today about comments he made on the Senate floor yesterday regarding then-Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott’s 2002 comments about Strom Thurmond’s 1948 Dixiecrat presidential run.  read more »

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick today hit Republican incumbent Gordon Smith over the reauthorization of the federal Superfund Fund Trust.  read more »

Something just doesn’t sit quite right with Steve Novick’s constant protestations of being the “outsider” candidate in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate. In response to recent revelations that the DSCC is sending cash to his opponent, Novick’s campaign manager Jake Weigler sent an email asking for support that will “tell the D.C. establishment that Oregon’s primary election isn’t for sale.” Now, wait a minute. Isn’t Novick the guy who worked inside the D.C.