[kimoajax]

Cause Wyden (a Dem) and Gordon Smith (a Pub) decided a number of years ago to do a tag team in front of the voters each election cycl...so they would each help each other just a bit on their image with voters from opposition party.

Wyden is bad but he is almost unbeatable since Smith is willing to stick it too all other Republicans in this fashion.

[EBUCK]

Nice explanation...couldn't have said it better.