Yesterday, Portland-based political commentator/blogger Isaac Lacquedem endorsed Steve Novick for the U.S. Senate:
I recommend voting for Mr. Novick both on policy grounds and as having the better chance to win in November. Both candidates have similar positions on the current Iraq War (we should probably begin to number them for ease of reference) and both have good track records; Mr. Merkley's is in Oregon and Mr. Novick's is mostly outside Oregon, but I pay that difference little heed.
Mr. Novick does take one bold position: he wants to raise or eliminate the cap on social security taxes on high earners. It's never popular to support tax increases, and I credit him for this. More to the point, his campaign has caught fire in a way that Mr. Merkley's hasn't, and I believe that this makes him the better nominee for the fall campaign.
Read the full endorsement on Isaac's blog.
