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that's actually a very telling response. One should question his judgement then in choosing to run as a Republican. Obama and Harry Reid compromised with the GOP on Helathcare reform significantly. They allowed about 300 GOP amendments to the HC reform bill and DID NOT GET A ANY GOP VOTES. So in protest over Obama's failure to get those votes Dudley runs for governor in the party that outwardly stated "we will make this his Waterloo" and "hell no you can't"?

It really appears to me that he compromised his principles in order to get RGA funding. 

But the bigger question is why did he let this out now?

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@dirtguy. Nope. if I was swiftboating I would be making up a lie and attaching it to Dudley. I didn't do that. this was leaked on the 47th paragraph of a fluff piece on Dudley 3 weeks before an election after his poll numbers fell significantly after he debated.

I felt that Dudley owed people an explanation for this. I actually liked Allen Alley but had been told by several Dudley supporters that he was a RINO simply because Kulongoski appointed him to a econ advisor panel in 2003. This question isn't for me... it's for people that it matters to, and this matters to many.

BTW: I've met Dudley thorugh Chamber meetings, he is a nice guy... says he has "life experience", and he IS tall. But he literally has no other qualifications than that. 

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I'm a business owner in Lake Oswego as a result I am familar with Chris Dudley through the Chamber of Commerce. I am not voting for Dudley specifically becuase while I thought he was a very nice guy in Chamber meetings but he struck me as wholly unimpressive. The concept of him as a Governor scares the hell out of me. Kitz has his flaws but he is a known. I believe that his extensive experince outweighs any flaws.

I am a California transplant, I moved here as Arnold was entering the CA gov office. He won that race promising to cut car registration fees by $5b/yr and claiming that he would make that up by cutting "waste". Well 5 years after he entered office CA found itself $26B in debt. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that math out.

I fear that we are in for much of the same if Dudley gets elected. He claims "projected job growth" will make up for the $400M (2yr) loss of tax revenue. Aren't "projections" part of the reason we are in this mess anyway? Dudley has not mentioned anything in government that he would cut. He's made claims of everything he wants to change ignoring that most of what he says he wants to change has already been done as part of the 2 year budget cycles. The problem now isn't the cutting, it's the positioning, and I trust Kitz more for that.

Thanks, have a nice day.

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wow John. I don't know if you can hear me if I don't write in caps but I'll take my chances.

The GOP legislature under Kitzhaber in 2002 handed Kitzhaber a budget that contained $400m in deficit spending. They proposed to cover the cost of that deficit by paying for the $400m with school funds. Do you agree with that? Because Kitz didn't. He vetoed it. in fact he vetoed 5 GOP deficit spending budgets because the gop wouldn't pay for their spending... now your party is calling Kitz the tax and spend democrat. Did you forget personal responsibility?

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Dirtguy: wow you got all that from what I posted and you call me partisan?

The basis for my question is that less than a year after he voted for Obama he's running as a republican arguing against may of the same things he claimed he voted for. My point wiht the last question is that I question the authenticity of this claim. My first 2 questions are very valid... If in fact he did vote for Obama (he said prior to this that he didn't vote) I'd like to know why. and If he's disillusioned, I'd like to know why. 

I think these are very valid questions and I'm dying to see how much stuff you can pull out of this that I didn't say.

have a nce day.

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Great question.

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Questions for Dudley:

Recently your father leaked out that you voted for Obama in 2008.

1.) What about Obama did you agree with?

2.) and what did Obama do after he was elected that surprised you, that wasn't know prior to the election?

3.) Why is this coming out now?

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