Freedom's Watch

The conservative advocacy group Freedom’s Watch released a new television ad Wednesday praising U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) for the work he has done to relieve the middle class while wages are falling and prices rising.

Freedom’s Watch released a new television ad Wednesday trying to sway voters from U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) by highlighting his tax record.

Freedom’s Watch, the national conservative group, has been investing heavily recently in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race, but has been relatively quiet in the 5th Congressional District race, which was the first Oregon race it decided to participate in.

The independent group Freedom’s Watch has spent $336,033 in Oregon in the past 10 days running ads against U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley.

Freedom’s Watch released a new ad Wednesday urging Oregon voters to tell Jeff Merkley that tax hikes were bad policy, and points to a clip of the Democratic candidate advocating for taxes.

Conservative advocacy organization Freedom’s Watch responded to the rebuttal from U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley's campaign to the ad it released Tuesday, saying Merkley, who is state House speaker, was simply trying to spin his way out of a decision he made in the Oregon legislature to cut funds for a program to help seniors.

The anti-Jeff Merkley ad released by Freedom’s Watch Tuesday is deliberately deceiving voters Merkley's record on seniors in Oregon’s State House, according to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Portland).

Another national  group weighed in on Oregon’s Senate race Tuesday when it released an ad accusing Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) of cutting funds that would support home care for seniors.

Progressive robocaller Moses Ross said Thursday that the outcome of the 5th Congressional District race was probably not going to be impacted by a national organization targeting state Sen. Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) because Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) was having trouble building momentum in his campaign.

Freedom’s Watch responded Thursday to State Sen. and Congressional candidate Kurt Schrader’s (D-Canby) campaign’s dismissal of their robo calls, saying that Schrader’s indifference toward their calls matches his indifference toward CD-5 residents paying an exorbitant price at the pump.