Repug senator in tough race denies being a repug

Things are looking so crappy for republicans right now that rethugs are trying to distance themselves from their own party --

As he runs for re-election, not only has Oregon republican Gordon Smith resigned his role as state co-chairman for the McSame campaign, he's been airing ads tying himself to Democrats Barack Obama and John Kerry. “The change you deserve”!

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