Two more individuals have joined Steve Novick on a list of Democrats who would might like to have their butts whupped by Gordon Smith as he coasts to re-election next year. According to Willamette Week, they are one of the oh-so-well-connected New Seasons people (right), and this guy.

Why would any of these folks burn time and money only to become the next Tom Bruggere? Well, it would get their names out there in a statewide race, and maybe they could parlay that into something real in the future. As for any of them being elected to the U.S. Senate, I'd love to see it happen, but I'd need quite a few strong beverages before I could begin to view it as more than a remote possibility.