Oregon Governor Poll: Dudley matches Kitzhaber and Bradbury

by In the news Thursday, April 29. 2010

Dudley-Kitzhaber
Chris Dudley (R) 41%
John Kitzhaber (D)41%
Some Other Candidate 6%
Not Sure 13%

Kitzhaber-Lim
John Lim (R) 34%
John Kitzhaber (D) 50%
Some Other Candidate 5%
Not Sure 12%

Kitzhaber-Alley
Allen Alley (R)33%
John Kitzhaber (D)48%
Some Other Candidate 6%
Not Sure 13%Dudley-Bradbury
Chris Dudley (R)40%
Bill Bradbury (D)40%
Some Other Candidate 6%
Not Sure 13%

Bradbury-Lim
John Lim (R) 32%
Bill Bradbury (D)44%
Some Other Candidate 9%
Not Sure 15%

Bradbury-Alley
Allen Alley (R)34%
Bill Bradbury (D)43%
Some Other Candidate 7%
Not Sure 16%

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Anonymous

So Lim and Alley are DOA. Dudley is competitive, for now at least. A Yalie who doesn’t vote very often. Interesting prospects.
Bob Tiernan

*Anonymous:*

A Yalie who doesn’t vote very often.

*Bob T:*

Well, that doesn’t indicate any lack of interest in the well-being of the
nation, or of a home state, or city. General George Marshall, top
military man during WWII and later Secretary of State under Truman
(remember the Marshall Plan?) never voted.

Bob Tiernan

Anonymous

“Well, that doesn’t indicate any lack of interest in the well-being of the
nation, or of a home state, or city.”

Well, I think it does. If he doesn’t care enough to vote, why should I vote for him now that he’s decided he’d like to be Governor?

Let him build a record as an appointed official — I won’t inquire into Gen. Petraeus’ voting record — and then maybe I’ll let myself be indifferent to his spotty voting habits.

Dudley appears to be a guy with no experience in public affairs, a basketball player turned “investment counselor” who all of a sudden has decided he’s the one to be Governor. Without running for any lower office and without running up Ronald Reagan’s splendid prior record as head of the Screen Actors Guild (at a time when it was very, very much involved in national affairs issues) and later as a public affairs spokesman/commentator.

No, Dudley appears as a narcissistic over-reacher.

And unlike Reagan, he’s barely articulate.

Probably it will come down to the Kitz vs. the Dud. What a poor choice.
valley p

“Well, that doesn’t indicate any lack of interest in the well-being of the
nation, or of a home state, or city. General George Marshall, top
military man during WWII and later Secretary of State under Truman
(remember the Marshall Plan?) never voted.”

Its a long standing tradition for senior military officers to stay out of politics. Marchall could hardly be accused of being disengaged from public affairs. The same cannot be said for Chris Dudley.

Bob Tiernan

*Bob T:*

Well, that doesn’t indicate any lack of interest in the well-being of the
nation, or of a home state, or city.

*Anonymous:*

Well, I think it does. If he doesn’t care enough to vote, why should I vote for him now that he’s decided he’d like to be Governor?

*Bob T:*

I have a problem with it (and him) as well, but in itself it’s not proof of a lack
of interest.

The rest of what you wrote I mostly agree with. Dudley’s a zero so far, and the
reason he avoids many interviews is because his empty-suit qualities will
become more apparent (the way Obama’s would have been had the gushing
media been doing its real job). Dudley needs to get out more, and try
something else first.

Bob Tiernan
Portland
Bob Tiernan

*valley p:*

Its a long standing tradition for senior military officers to stay out of politics. Marchall could
hardly be accused of being disengaged from public affairs.

*Bob T:*

More of them voted than you realize, and had known sympathies with one party
or another.

Besides, Marshall’s known comment about this came when he was Secretary
of State, not as a military officer. He told his boss (Truman) that if he were
a voter he would not vote for him (over a policy matter, i.e. the recognition of
Israel) in 1948, but since he wasn’t planning on voting it was a moot point.

Nice try, anyway. Well, not so nice.

Still think the 90% top tax rate from the 40s into the early 60s had a lot to
do with America’s healthy economy?

I think it rained once in a while, too.

Bob Tiernan
Portland