Meredith Wood Smith

PORTLAND – The deadline for Oregonians to register to vote is two weeks away, so the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, Meredith Wood Smith, took to the streets Tuesday to sign up as many voters as possible.

PORTLAND -- State Democratic Party Chairwoman Meredith Wood Smith said Friday that U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith’s (R-Pendleton) approval ratings have plummeted recently because people have started to take a closer look at his record.

DENVER -- Barack Obama delegate Enrique Arias spoke highly of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), Obama’s vice presidential pick, on Monday at before the premier of his video “We the People” at the Oregon delegation breakfast.

PORTLAND -- Twenty-five Democrats gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square Friday afternoon to tell their fellow Oregonians that presidential candidate John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) policy of privatizing social security would be disastrous for their families and state.

The Democratic Party of Oregon accused 5th Congressional District candidate Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) of repeatedly misrepresenting his endorsements, releasing a list of incidents involving what it believed to be Erickson’s misleading statements about support he has received from political officials in the state.

Barack Obama picked up two superdelegate endorsements from Oregon: Democratic State Chair Meredith Wood Smith, and Democratic National Committeewoman Wayne Kinney.  That brings Obama’s Oregon superdelegate total to six, with two for Obama and four undecided.

Obama won 31 of Oregon's pledged delegates in the primary (Clinton took 21) but it looks like the win is also helping his superdelegate count.

Meredith Wood Smith, chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Oregon, is the second of Oregon's 12 superdelegates to get on the Obama boat since the primary.

She announced her decision in a column published in today's Oregonian.

She says Obama "demonstrates the leadership needed to get us out of Iraq, restore our economy, begin the tough job of providing health care for all Americans and, most of all, heal the divisions in our nation."

As the Oregon primary looms near, the race to secure more superdelegates continues to heat up. Barack Obama's campaign announced today the endorsement of Congressman Peter Defazio, adding to current endorsers Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and David Wu.

Congressman Greg Walden has one of the safest Republican seats in the country. For years Democrats have ignored his record, his seat and primarily his strong ties to the NRCC. That is until the whispers of a potential run for governor began and the Dems discovered Walden sitting on nearly $900,000 in campaign cash.  read more »

The Democratic Party of Oregon is utilizing the impact of the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War in order to remind Oregonians to take part in the historic neck-and-neck race between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

“John McCain has pledged to keep America in Iraq for 100 years,” Meredith Wood Smith, DPO Chair said.  read more »