OR-5: Dudley won't run against Schrader
Kari Chisholm
Chris Dudley won't run against Kurt Schrader for Congress, according to the O's Jeff Mapes:
Dudley said he had the same concern he did when Republicans first asked him if he was interested in running for Congress a few years ago. Serving in Congress is "tough on the family," said Dudley, who has three school-age children.
That's a big blow for the GOP. After all, Dudley was their strongest possible challenger -- something noted by 2010 challenger Scott Bruun:
"Am I the strongest candidate for the seat?" he asked rhetorically. "No I am not."
And who would that be? "Chris Dudley," he replied.
After all, Dudley beat Kitzhaber in four of the five counties that are largely contained in the Fifth District:
| Kitzhaber | Dudley | |||
| Clackamas | 69250 | 45.3% | 83516 | 54.6% |
| Lincoln | 10484 | 55.1% | 8540 | 44.8% |
| Tillamook | 5072 | 47.5% | 5604 | 52.4% |
| Marion | 44795 | 45.7% | 53177 | 54.2% |
| Polk | 12899 | 44.6% | 15966 | 55.3% |
Of course, if Scott Bruun couldn't win in 2010 with the national tidal wave and a competitive gubernatorial candidate behind him, along with millions in outside special interest money supporting him on the air... well, it's hard to imagine he'd be competitive in 2012. (Which probably explains why even Scott is lukewarm on himsel.)
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10:59 p.m.
Jul 14, '11
Of course he's not running. He was never serious about political office to begin with!
12:26 a.m.
Jul 15, '11
Full disclosure: My firm built Kurt Schrader's campaign website. I speak only for myself.
9:39 a.m.
Jul 15, '11
I'm with Lea, Dudley wouldn't like being one of 438 and having to commute back and forth. It is not an easy life and actually requires a fair amount of effort.
1:42 p.m.
Jul 15, '11
Boy! Since when did Democrats become the Sore Winners Party?
9:57 a.m.
Jul 18, '11
Since the Oregon GOP decided to run a gubernatorial candidate with approximately zero qualifications for the office?
12:54 a.m.
Jul 19, '11
What am I missing, Jack? Was it something I said?