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Nike co-founder and Oregon's richest man Phil Knight says he will do whatever it takes to end Democrats' 40-year hold on the state as he throws his $35.9b fortune behind Republican Christine Drazan
Daily Mail ^ | 10.16.2022 | Rob Crilly

Posted on 10/16/2022 4:34:13 PM PDT by libh8er

Oregon's richest man said he would do whatever he could to end Democrats' 40-year hold on the state and prevent its nominee Tina Kotek winning the race to be the next governor.

Last week, Phil Knight, the billionaire co-founder of Nike, donated $1 million to Republican candidate Christine Drazan after bankrolling the campaign of an independent who has turned the election into a toss-up.

Analysts said his two-horse strategy suggested Knight was intent on keeping the Democrat out of the governor's mansion.

A swath of the electorate in this liberal state has turned on the outgoing Democratic governor, blaming her for woke policies that have allowed an explosion of crime, drug use and homelessness.

In a rare interview, Knight, 84, said he would do whatever it took to end the Democrat's stranglehold on power and described himself as 'an anti-Tina person.'

'One of the political cartoons after our legislative session had a person snorting cocaine out of a mountain of white,' he told the New York Times.

'It said, "Which of these is illegal in Oregon?" And the answer was the plastic straw.'

Before that, he had given $3.75 million to Betsy Johnson, running as an independent.

His money has turned the race into a close-fought contest.

Voters are flirting with electing the state's first Republican governor since 1982 -when Men at Work were at number one and the year Diet Coke was launched.

The most recent polls give Drazan a slight lead over Kotek, with Johnson, a former Democrat, attracting enough support to act as a significant spoiler.

A poll published on Wednesday by Clout Research, a GOP-linked firm, reported that Drazan held a five-point lead over Kotek.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: DoughtyOne

Maybe he saw the impact of Going Woke on the company’s bottom line.


21 posted on 10/16/2022 4:46:45 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: kosciusko51

Not sure about the UofN, but this is good.

Hope it holds up.


22 posted on 10/16/2022 4:47:19 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: dfwgator

One would hope. I hope he saw the Democrat party as a direct
threat to the nation as well.


23 posted on 10/16/2022 4:48:19 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: libh8er

welcome to the party pal, a lil late...


24 posted on 10/16/2022 4:49:23 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: DoughtyOne

Funded Johnson to defeat Kotek. When Drazan’s poll numbers rose above Johnson, so he backed the new possible winner. As he said, he just doesn’t want the Democrat to win again in Oregon.

I’m going to a BBQ being held for Drazan and other Republican candidates. No cost....I was surprised. I’m sure they will ask for donations at the event...but, NO Cost. Unusual, must be some of that Knight money being used.


25 posted on 10/16/2022 4:49:42 PM PDT by WHATNEXT?
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To: Vermont Lt

Great! Therefore I do not have to stop my boycott of Nike.


26 posted on 10/16/2022 4:50:12 PM PDT by 728b (Never cry over something that can not cry over you.)
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To: DoughtyOne; little jeremiah; bitt

If he saw the light, I’m in favor of it.

^^^^^^^^

Me too. Great news


27 posted on 10/16/2022 4:51:12 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up....)
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To: libh8er

This guy makes George Soros look like chump change! The only way to make more $$, apparently, is to divorce Jeff Bezos.


28 posted on 10/16/2022 4:52:48 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: jdsteel

Yes! About damn time.


29 posted on 10/16/2022 4:52:58 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: WHATNEXT?

I understand your and agree with your views there. Thanks
for the background.


30 posted on 10/16/2022 4:53:32 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: kosciusko51

They’ll go from 18 different uniforms to two.


31 posted on 10/16/2022 4:54:11 PM PDT by EEGator
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he’s right leaning but i’m surprised no one posted before when he donated to gop in the past.

and the funny thing is people keep buying nike shoes. as well as kanye west’s shoes.


32 posted on 10/16/2022 4:56:04 PM PDT by VAFreedom (Wuhan Pneumonia-Made by CCP, Copyright Xi Jingping)
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To: thinden

“:^)


33 posted on 10/16/2022 4:56:23 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: libh8er

I tried finding that cartoon. I couldn’t.

But I did find this: https://www.facebook.com/teamcoco/videos/psa-dont-use-plastic-straws-to-snort-cocaine/1676522242654722/

Times are so weird that it’s surreal.


34 posted on 10/16/2022 4:57:09 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Chode

⬆️⬆️⬆️


35 posted on 10/16/2022 4:57:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: EEGator

It seems like a lot more than 18...


36 posted on 10/16/2022 4:57:17 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: DoughtyOne

Sure Nike is a woke company. But when the reality of wokeness finally hits your neighborhood, you’re opinion might change.


37 posted on 10/16/2022 4:57:32 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk
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To: WHATNEXT?

Please report back here how the BBQ went. I imagine the enthusiasm level is rising.


38 posted on 10/16/2022 4:57:32 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: MinorityRepublican

[It’s affecting his business.]


This is likely true. Theft is skyrocketing and sneaker stores are closing left and right.

https://sourcingjournal.com/footwear/footwear-retail/kkg-kickz-sneaker-smash-and-grab-burglary-organized-retail-crime-332672/

Nike inventory is up 44%.


39 posted on 10/16/2022 4:57:50 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Newbomb Turk

I’d imagine so.


40 posted on 10/16/2022 4:58:45 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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