WOMF for Astoria

Chris Dudley. Sound familiar? He played in the NBA for a decade and a half. He did two stints with the Blazers.

Chris seems like a nice enough fellow. He owns a great big house (actually lives in Oregon now since he bought the house in 2004). Has a nice family. He started a foundation years ago to run summer camps for diabetic kids. Nice

He wants to be Oregon's next Governor.

Chris is 44 and only registered to vote for the first time in 1994 and hasn't voted in most elections since then. He sincerely regrets that according to his "people". No government service or involvement of any kind in his entire life.

He has three videos up on Utube and on his site where he talks about his campaign. He is getting top-notch advice from some heavy hitters in campaigning for republicans. It's obvious in the videos. Nice packaging, very little substance. Substance can get you in trouble. Chris says he wants to listen to what Oregonians have to say about the economy and jobs. He is a man in search of an idea.

Chris, I have an idea for you!

If you are telling the truth and you really feel like an Oregonian and you really want to help then I would respectfully suggest that you try a few intermediate steps before attempting to run the entire state government. Maybe become a precinct committeeman, then maybe run for your city commission. You could try making the leap to State Rep. many people without experience have started there. This process allows you to learn how the political machine works so you can avoid a great deal of "learners frustration".

Chris, honestly I have to believe that most Oregonians are not going to buy the packaging alone.
It doesn't matter how much money you throw at this. Sometimes a "name" is not enough.

But let's say you do make it and become Governor of Oregon. What are you going to do then?
Sure, you'll get the nice office and people will want to have their picture taken with you. You'll have some time in the spotlight again. The downside is that you will have a team of people running the state Governor's office, making all the decisions and putting your name on them.

Do you really want to become the Arnold Schwarzenegger of Oregon? You need to read up on that mess in California. Arnold ran on name recognition, won and then surrounded himself with advisers who very swiftly ran the state into the toilet. Is that what you want?

Just some friendly advice because you strike me as a very nice guy who has put his hand up at the wrong time.

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