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Republican Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon has taken yet another step to distance himself from the national GOP as he runs for re-election: The Oregonian reports that Smith has resigned his role as a state co-chairman for the McCain campaign. The official reason Smith is doing this is so he can focus his time and effort on his re-election campaign in this blue state. But bear in mind that ...
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Political Animal —
... * Soon after running ads connecting himself to Obama, Republican Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon has now resigned as a state co-chairman for the McCain campaign. Smith’s campaign said the move was about saving the senator’s time, but in reality, being an honorary co-chair required no time commitment at all. ...
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WTF Is It Now?!? —
... As he runs for re-election, not only has Oregon republican Gordon Smith resigned his role as state co-chairman for the McSame campaign, he's been airing ads ...
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