Here is john berman. reporter: republican chris dudley in a neck and neck race for governor of oregon. just happens that his neck is a foot higher than anyone else s. dudley spent 16 seasons in the nba. you can see how 6 11 , dudley might fit in well there. increasingly, athletes like dudley fit in well in politics too. how you doing? great. basketball great, dave bing, mayor of detroit. kevin johnson mayor of sacramento. former nfl quarterback, heath shuler, is a congressman from north carolina. former nfl lineman, john runyan running for congress in new jersey. and former nba-er, shawn bradley running for senate in utah. we have seen it for years with the likes of jack kemp and bill bradley. what makes the playing field