Should I take a meeting with Nick Kristoff?

[brooklynite]

Probably an interesting discussion but OR-GOV appears to be safe at this point.

[Haggard Celine]

1. Is he buying drinks?

[brooklynite]

3. Probably a coffee meeting...

The hotel bar where I do most of my meetings hasn’t re-opened.

[marble falls]

2. Got to be an OP to be derived from a meeting. If he won't buy drinks, bring a flask.

[Botany]

4. Sure

Nick worked his way through college plying the spoons.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Democrats should learn and lobby at every opp

A sharing of ideas strengthens the message and the strategy

[MissB]

6. Sure

As an oregonian, he’s seen as an outsider.

His having worked for the NYT may work in the metro area but will fall flat anywhere else.

His best bet is to promise solutions to the homeless situation in the metro area. That’d win him the governorship. No one is addressing it fast enough and the situation is getting much much worse.

Also, Oregon is starting to see tons of stolen vehicles each day. The two (homelessness and stolen cars) are not necessarily connected. We have an in increase in drug use that seems to be driving it. I think we are close to #1 right now for stolen cars.

Metro area wins the governorship. Period.

[Deminpenn]

16. I wondered why he'd want to run for gov in

Oregon, but it turns out he was raised in the eastern part of the state.

From wiki:

ristof was raised in the rural community of Yamhill, Oregon, the son of two professors at Portland State University.

[MissB]

17. Yamhill is actually on the western side

It's wine country, but still relatively rural.

He has good roots, for sure.

[Deminpenn]

18. Thanks for the info

nt

[PJMcK]

7. Yes

He’s a smart man with intelligent ideas and a great ability to express them.

Have coffee with him and please share your conversation with us.

Mostly, enjoy the encounter!

[electric_blue68]

8. Definitely! 👍

[JI7]

9. Only if you report back here what you talked about

[USALiberal]

10. Here we go again.

[maxsolomon]

11. Of course.

What do you mean, "OR-GOV appears to be safe"? I thought Brown wouldn't be running again if Kristoff is throwing his hat in the ring.

[brooklynite]

12. Brown is term-limited. Cook and Sabato both see OR-GOV as "Safe D"

[maxsolomon]

13. Ah, whew.

I don't want internecine battles!

[dsc]

14. If you do I would love to hear his answer to why he thinks he is remotely qualified to be governor

He hasn't run a single thing in his life nor has he served in any political office.

[leftstreet]

15. Is he applying to be your new housekeeper?