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See what running for re-election can do to a man?
Oregon’s Governor, Ted Kulongoski, is running for re-election. The Warm
Springs Tribe wants to build a casino, complete with slot machines, named
Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge. The Grande Ronde Tribe disagrees-
they have their own slot machines and casino- and this is where it all falls
apart.
The Governor gives permission to the Warm Springs Tribe; this of course
angers the Grande Ronde Tribe as this then encroaches on their territory;
the slot machines and casino will pull money out of their pockets. They then
set up a marketing campaign against the Governor which they air anywhere
that people might even be possibly looking. Thousands of dollars of negative
advertising aimed at his re-election – things are not looking so good.
Then, very hush-hush, The Governor then signs a deal with the Grande Ronde
Tribe to expand its slot machine business up to 33%. This means they will
now be bringing in roughly $30 million more annually. Quite a deal, don’t
you think? Not according to the Tribe, for two days after the deal is
signed, they then invest another $200 thousand in more negative campaigning.
Some people you just can’t make happy.
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