Portland's award-winning alternative weekly, Willamette Week, has
endorsed Steve Novick in the Oregon U.S. Senate Democratic Primary.
Novick’s outsider campaign has raised nearly as much money as Merkley’s camp, even without the help of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which tapped Merkley as its favorite. And Novick surprised many who can’t imagine a 4-foot-9 man with a hook for a left hand entering what’s known as the “world’s most exclusive club.”
We were hotly divided between the fun, speak-his-mind insurgent who calls to mind the late Sen. Paul Wellstone and the impassive Merkley, who calls to mind the widely respected Sen. Al Gore—the wooden version, before he became as steaming as the planet.
In the end, we rallied around Novick because we see a capacity for a refreshing independence and an unwavering willingness to tackle our toughest issues, like providing universal health care and ending the war in Iraq.
The toughest and smartest guy in this race is Novick.
Regular ballots go out May 2.
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