The Oregonian reported today on the new website for potential mayoral candidate Sho Dozono (it was in the Tribune and on Blogtown yesterday). The problem is, the Oregonian can’t figure out who’s behind the showyoursupportforsho.com site.

Portland businessman and civic cheerleader Sho Dozono is still not a candidate for mayor, but someone sure wants him to be. It could even be him.

Dozono, owner of Azumano Travel, has long been rumored to be considering a run against Commissioner Sam Adams, so far the only well-known candidate. He apparently still is considering it, and over the weekend a website appeared that asks Portlanders to urge Dozono to get in the race.

The site looks and feels like one of those early positive campaign ads, with a rosy bio and a list of accomplishments, such as Dozono’s efforts in 1996 to raise money for Portland schools.

The site asks readers to respond to the query, “Should Sho run for Mayor of Portland?”
As of 5 p.m. Monday, there were 70 replies, all but one an enthusiastic “yes.”

It was not immediately clear who controls the website, and Dozono did not return phone calls from The Oregonian on Monday. But the Portland Tribune newspaper reported that he hopes to get 1,000 responses on the site, and that he will make a decision about whether or not to run for mayor in January.

Confidential to the Oregonian: You can look these things up on the Internets. The site’s registered to Dozono’s company, Azumano travel (so is shoformayor.com). I’d say it’s a safe bet he set it up.