Senator Gordon H. Smith of Oregon is trying something new in his race for reelection this year: reaching for the coattails… of the opposing party.
Smith is a Republican but, at least in terms of foreign policy, he’s trying to out-democrat his Democratic challenger, Jeff Merkley. Rather than simply distancing himself from the Republican party, the senator has released ads linking himself to prominent Democrats, including John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, and Barack Obama.
Though critics have called attention to Smith’s early (and repeated) support of the Iraq War, Smith himself has been emphasizing his more recent disapproval of the conflict. In particular, he has attempted to draw parallels between himself and Obama.
You know things are looking bad for the GOP when its members start lining up next to Ted Kennedy. In any event, maybe the liberal perspective is catching on after all…
More on Faux-Republican Smith:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/us/politics/15oregon.html?scp=2&sq=obama%20iraq&st=cse
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Mostly, I think this is hilarious. It's like rats (former Republicans) jumping from a sinking ship (the GOP).
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