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February 08, 2008

Sen. Wyden aid ponders Novick for Congress

The ever interesting and entertaining Jeff Mapes spoke with Josh Kardin, chief of staff to Sen. Wyden, about likely replacements for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley who just announced that she's retiring rather than seeking re-election.

My favorite comes from Josh Kardon, chief of staff to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. He talked up the idea of U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick moving over to the 5th CD race.

"This is probably the only race where their bench comes close to ours," said Kardon. "The only potential candidate we could run with high name recognition across the district is Steve Novick and I have no idea if he has any interest."

I think it'd be a tough sell for Novick since he doesn't live in the district. But it's a race that, unlike the Senate race, he'd have a fighting chance at actually winning. And he probably wouldn't even have to rely on a Republican pollster's rigged polling to make himself look viable. Personally, I'd like to see Paul Evans, who is co-leader of Veterans for Merkley, run for the seat.

Posted by Kevin at February 8, 2008 08:08 AM