
Welcome back to Willy Wonk’s Endorsement Factory!
Today we have one of the treats you’ve been waiting for: WW’s endorsement interview with the Democrats running to unseat Gordon Smith in the U.S. Senate (Candy Neville, David Loera, a couple of other guys). Here it is:

Sorry, a little technical problem there. HERE is our interview with the Dem hopefuls, thanks as always to Portland Community Media.
U.S. Senate – Democrats (David Loera, Jeff Merkley, Candy Neville, Steve Novick)
For video of more WW endorsement interviews, tune your TV to Channel 30 see Portland Community Media’s Blip.tv site, or just check back on WWire tomorrow. You can find all WWire endorsement posts here.
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AM SUPPORTING JOHN BRANAM.
I am excited that the Portland Business Alliance and other folks set derailing the VOE system have not had success to date.
We have a wonderful collection of candidates in the pack. A nice testimony to the efforts of retiring commissioner Sten. Clearly all the candidates have their own niche that they fit. Amanda=Planning/ citizen activism and involvement. Jeff= OLCV/ Envrio concerns. Smith=lightrail/ transportation.
And JOHN BRANAM =Green Empowerment/ Local Jobs creation/ and a real education system for our youth.
After 16 years working in the government in a variety of jobs I can see how each one has their strengths and weaknesses. I believe the best fit currently for the city’s needs is John Branam.
I am not sure we can go wrong with a few of the other folks who have a long history of fighting corruption and "Goldschmidt" styled good old boy Portland politics. I am very excited about this race and the chances of possibly also having Jim Middaugh on Council.
Paul van Orden