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I saw a couple great TV ads last night for Steve Novick, a Democrat who is running for Senate in Oregon against Republican incumbent Gordon Smith, and I thought I'd share them.
After seeing that ad, I looked up some background information about Novick and found some pretty amazing stuff...
Novick was born with significant physical disabilities which include a missing left hand and missing fibula bones in his legs. As a result he uses a hook prosthesis and stands approximately 4'9" tall. His unusual physicality has prompted him to use the slogan "The Fighter with the Hard Left Hook." ... In 1977, after low funding caused Novick's junior high school to close, he enrolled at the University of Oregon. After graduating at age 18, he attended Harvard Law School, earning a law degree at age 21.
Talk about using this to his advantage.
Novick is running in a primary against Jeff Merkley, who has an outstanding resume himself. It is great to see Democrats with two great candidates for a chance to unseat a Republican in the Senate.
2 comments:
This Oregonian is a big supporter of Steve Novick and thanks you for recognizing that he is the real deal for progressives.
Merkley would also be a big improvement over Gordon Smith but is somewhat to the right of Novick on a couple of issues I care about. Still, they are both fine men and solid candidates and either will be a Senator that Oregon can be proud of.
Thanks for the post! I firmly believe that a wide margin in the house is MOST important to the Progressive cause. Even though the presidential elections will get the bulk of the publicity. Keep stumping hard and we will get our 60% and really be able to make changes!
William J Meyers for House 2008
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