NFL, NBA Provide Recruiting Ground for Republicans in November

In a close election race, it doesn’t hurt to have a built-in fan base.

Chris Dudley, in his first political race, is happy to have support in Oregon’s governor’s contest from voters who are more impressed by his six seasons as a center for the National Basketball Association’s Portland Trailblazers than his degree in economics and political science from Yale University or experience as a partner in the money-management firm Filigree Advisors.