You know your presidential campaign is in trouble when members of your own party are going out of their way to associate themselves with your opponent, as seen in this recent campaign ad for Republican Senator Gordon Smith:
For the record, of course, Obama's campaign is making it clear that he supports the Democratic candidate, Jeff Merkley, in this race. But this ad is a perfect illustration of how political fortunes have changed in this country. In the past, you might have seen ads for Democrats trying to tie themselves to a popular Republican incumbent, such as Ronald Reagan, or Dubya back when his approval rating was in the 60's and above. But I don't recall ever seeing an ad like this where a Republican is trying to associate himself with a Republican presidential candidate who hasn't even been elected yet, much less a Democrat, elected or otherwise. Strange days indeed...
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(via AMERICAblog)
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