OREGON OFFICIAL: NYT COLUMNIST NICK KRISTOF INELIGIBLE FOR GUBERNATORIAL RUN. “At some point, though, Kristof should  reallllly consider whether any of this is worth the effort. Kristof’s reliably on the Left, but so will any nominee Democrats produce in this primary, and most of his competitors have more experience in actual politicking than he does. Spending decades as a newsman and columnist at the NYT does not provide a solid grounding for executive potential in managing vast bureaucracies in state government.”