Bradbury announces his bid for governor in 2010
By Wally EdgeThe first Democrat to throw his hat in the race for Oregon governor in two years is current Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. He announced his intentions to Oregonian reporter Jeff Mapes today while at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Bradbury stated his likelihood of entering the race might depend on the results of a ballot measure creating a new open primary system similar to that now used in Washington State. "It's really a slam dunk if we keep our current primary system and it's a very strong possibility if we move to a different primary system," he stated. Bradbury has run for statewide office three times, twice victorious for Secretary of State and a 16-point loss to U.S. Senator Gordon Smith in 2002. Bradbury will likely start from scratch as he only maintains roughly $8,000 in his campaign warchest.
Another potential candidate talking about jumping in the 2010 gubernatorial race is former U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick. Novick ran a formidable race against current Dem nominee and DNC convention speaker Jeff Merkley this past May and feels his connection to Democrats is still quite solid. No word on whether the open primary system will influence Novick's decision to jump in the race.
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Yawn... these guys will be swamped by the Kitz
and perhaps are trying to leak out their intentions in order to squelch his interest by showing that there will be "big name" Dems running, but Kitz will still run and clean the slate by doing so.
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