Freedom fighter Nov 6, 2009
" That deserves a prize. Share: Friday, Oct 2, 2009 11:50 PDT The last Republican presidential nominee wants to moderate the party, but conservatives aren't happy By Often, when a presidential nominee loses decisively, he becomes a slightly embarrassing presence in his party s scene. Richard Nixon threw a in 1962 (after losing the California gubernatorial race), and only came back in 1968, after the GOP s Goldwater disaster. Michael Dukakis ignominiously to Massachusetts, and the Democrats... (Salon)
Fiorina: 'Shame on Me' for Not Voting More Nov 6, 2009
-- Weeks after Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was criticized over her poor voting record, U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina tried to fend off a similar line of questioning by owning up to her spotty past. The former head of Hewlett-Packard, who is running for the seat now held by Democrat Barbara Boxer, said she has no excuse for not voting more often when people have died for that right. (Newsmax)
Fiorina On Voting Record: 'Shame On Me' Nov 6, 2009
Another Republican, gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, also has been criticized for a poor voting record. She acknowledged it was unacceptable. (KCRA 3, CA)
Feinstein still pondering Calif. gubernatorial bid Nov 6, 2009
Republicans have three candidates running for governor: Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman and former congressman Tom Campbell. Democrats have no announced candidate so far, though Attorney General Jerry Brown has formed an exploratory committee. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Amid GOP optimism, Fiorina announces Senate run Nov 5, 2009
In the 2010 California gubernatorial race, three Republicans - former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former Rep. Tom Campbell - are vying to challenge Democratic state Attorney General and former two-term governor Jerry Brown, the Democratic front-runner who has yet to officially declare his candidacy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Carly Fiorina Announces Calif. Senate Run Nov 5, 2009
All three GOP gubernatorial candidates - former eBay Inc. CEO Meg Whitman, state insurance commissioner and high tech entrepreneur Steve Poizner, and former congressman Tom Campbell - have ties to the Valley. Chris Kelly, chief privacy officer for the popular social networking Web site Facebook, has announced an exploratory bid for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. (CBS News)
And now it's down to one Nov 4, 2009
Brown can conserve his resources for the general election, in which he probably will need them to face a billionaire with essentially unlimited resources (either Meg Whitman or Steve Poizner). More important, the Democrats can sit and watch the Republicans beat up each other in what will probably be a nasty and divisive primary fight among well-funded candidates who will spend millions of dollars attacking each other. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
A partial solution to our state's problem Nov 4, 2009
Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, is the only one to have actually participated in the creation of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of jobs ... The fact that Meg Whitman accomplished the above is not in dispute ... Leonard wrote on Nov 3, 2009 5:05 PM:" Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, is the only one to have actually participated in the creation of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of jobs.E-Bay has 15,000 employees. You figure they maybe have another 30,000 contract slaves... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
California GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Tom Campbell and Steve Poizner Respond to Twitter Questions During Orange County Debate Nov 4, 2009
Meg Whitman Declines Twitter Debate at Brandman University in Irvine ... Brandman University issued the debate invitation to Republican candidates via Twitter with Campbell and Poizner tweeting their acceptance (Meg Whitman declined). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
California Focus: Did Whitman abet tax evaders? Nov 4, 2009
Did Meg Whitman abet and encourage tax evasion during the decade she headed the Internet auction house eBay. That emerged this week as a key question because Whitman, who has virtually no record in public life and little history of even casting votes, repeatedly cites her eBay tenure as a principal qualification to become governor of California. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
eBay Halts Anti-Abortion Activists' Sale Nov 3, 2009
eBay was run by Meg Whitman from 1998 to 2008, when she stepped down to prepare to run for the governorship of California. Whitman is a Republican who endorsed Romney and then McCain. (CBS News)
Newsom exit gives huge boost to Brown campaign Nov 2, 2009
Still, as three Republicans - former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former South Bay Rep. Tom Campbell - vie for their party's nomination, Democrats have no formally declared candidate. (San Francisco Chronicle)
South County Nov 1, 2009
With the San Ysidro border fence as her backdrop, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman spoke out on immigration policy issues yesterday, saying it is "simply not practical" to deport the estimated 12. 5 million illegal immigrants living and working in the United States. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Francisco mayor ends run for Calif. governor Nov 1, 2009
Two of the three Republicans seeking their party's nomination, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, are Silicon Valley millionaires. Poizner, Whitman and former congressman Tom Campbell are all social moderates. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
All together now Nov 1, 2009
And former McCain surrogate Meg Whitman s effort to win the governorship of California enjoys the senator's active backing as well. The fact that this behavior bears some resemblance to how a politician lays the groundwork of a presidential bid is no coincidence. (Salon)
S.F. mayor pulls out of Calif. governor's race, leaving Jerry Brown Nov 1, 2009
Even on the GOP side, though, it's still a SoCal shutout: former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, former congressman Tom Campbell and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner all hail from the Silicon Valley. Source: The contents of this site are. (TheHill.com)
Surprise! S.F. Mayor Didn't Hint at Big Decision Nov 1, 2009
Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay; Steve Poizner, the state insurance commissioner; and former Congressman Tom Campbell have launched campaigns. Whitman and Poizner are both independently wealthy. (ABC News)
Newsom drops ou00004000t, shaking up California gubernatorial race Oct 31, 2009
Two of the three Republican gubernatorial candidates, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, are wealthy former executives who can throw millions of their own dollars into their campaigns. Former Silicon Valley congressman Tom Campbell is also seeking the GOP nomination. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Gavin Newsom drops CA governor bid Oct 31, 2009
To be viable, any candidate who gets in the race would have to have a strong network of fund-raisers or the ability to self finance, both to face Brown's strength and the general election challenge of potential Republican nominees Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner, millionaires who already have written substantial checks for their own bids. Andy Spahn, political adviser to the DreamWorks founders, said that he started to reach out to Newsom donors this afternoon, e-mailing the withdrawal... (Variety)
AG's official on leave over secret recordings Oct 31, 2009
The Republican candidates for governor, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former South Bay Rep. Tom Campbell, have not recorded conversations with news reporters, their spokesmen said Friday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party Oct 29, 2009
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a Republican candidate for governor of California, strays from her party on social issues. Same goes for Cisco CEO and Republican fund-raiser John Chambers. (FastCompany)
Twitter User List Favors Dems in Calif. Gov Race Oct 29, 2009
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman _ with 4,160 followers _ led the online auction site during an era of explosive growth. Former Congressman Tom Campbell _ with 1,660 followers _ is a former Stanford business professor who represented the region in Congress for 10 years. (Newsmax)
California Focus: Whitman's cash keeps her going in a tough time Oct 28, 2009
Sometime during the last few weeks, Meg Whitman has surely thought seriously about a question that only the super-wealthy ever need contemplate: How much should I spend to become governor of California. Few campaigns in this state have ever seen as much early trouble as Whitman's well-heeled drive for the 2010 Republican nomination to that office. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
eBay Founder and Wife Donate $50 Million Oct 28, 2009
FILE - In this May 21, 1999 file photo, eBay chief executive officer Meg Whitman, left, and Pierre. FILE - In this May 21, 1999 file photo, eBay chief executive officer Meg Whitman, left, and Pierre Omidyar, eBay's chairman of the board, leaf through a magazine at the company's headquarters in San Jose, Calif. (ABC News -- Wire)
Heres fresh thread Oct 26, 2009
Look around voters (Sorry, not you Meg Whitman), to be a Republican these days is to be more confused, depressed and paranoid than an awkward teenager on Lithium. Seeing bogeymen hiding everywhere. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The long and short of Steve Poizner Oct 26, 2009
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman led with 22 percent of those polled, followed by former Congressman Tom Campbell, a renowned wonk not known for fundraising prowess, at 20 percent ... Jon Fleischman, publisher of the conservative FlashReport blog, acknowledged the everyman-versus-superwoman factor: "Steve is very much a kind of an ordinary guy as opposed to Meg Whitman, who carries with her a bit of celebrity.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Still a Golden State Oct 25, 2009
The furor about Meg Whitman s voting record is unwarranted. She is a successful executive of a very successful company and for many years she was regsitered as a decline to state (as I am). (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The Long and the Short of Steve Poizner Oct 25, 2009
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman led with 22 percent of those polled, followed by former Congressman Tom Campbell, a renowned wonk not known for fundraising prowess, at 20 percent. Now, Poizner could be doing poorly because the campaign has not really begun. (Townhall.com)
Whitman, Poizner speak at luncheons Oct 24, 2009
Two days after officially launching her quest for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman talked in broad generalities Thursday about her campaign to businessmen and entrepreneurs at the fourth annual Central Valley Venture Forum in Clovis ... Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman spoke Friday to the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, which seeks to improve the economy in California's agricultural... (Fresno Bee)
Campbell fears state budget gap may widen Oct 24, 2009
GOP front-runner Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO, who has declined to participate in gubernatorial debates, will not attend. She has issued general calls for cutting state spending and reducing the number of state workers by 40,000 "through attrition and hiring limits.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Whitman on GOP voter rolls in S.F. in mid-'80s Oct 22, 2009
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman was registered as a Republican voter in San Francisco from 1982 to 1985, city records show, contrary to a report last month that there was no record of her registration when she lived in the city in the 1980s ... Whitman on GOP voter rolls in S.F. from 1982-85 Articles Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman was registered as a Republican voter in San Francisco from 1982 to 1985, city records show, contrary to a report last month that there was no record of her registration when... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
California Focus: Harebrained tax schemes abound in hard times Oct 21, 2009
His Republican campaign rival and fellow ex-Silicon Valley mogul Meg Whitman also wants tax cuts, but she wants them mostly for businesses. The theory here is much like Laffer's -- cut taxes for the rich and the corporations and there will be more jobs, with more tax money the eventual result. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Pawlenty, Poizner Score at Western CPAC Oct 19, 2009
Continuing his courtship of right-of-center Republican activists who will be a key force in the primary for governor next June, State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner took some hits at fellow GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman during the Western CPAC conference this weekend. As he did during the state Republican convention in Indian Wells two weeks ago, Poizner, as luncheon speaker at CPAC, underscored his commitment to cutting state sales and income taxes by 10% and the state capital... (Human Events Online)
EDITORIAL: Fiddling while state's needs grow Oct 16, 2009
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Editorial: Time for truce on renewables Oct 15, 2009
Already, one Republican candidate, businesswoman Meg Whitman, has said she would suspend implementation of the global warming law because she thinks it is hurting the economy. But this kind of uncertainty will hurt the economy more than just about anything. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Parker: To get their party restarted, GOP should pass the mike to women Oct 14, 2009
Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, is running for governor of California. And Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO, plans to challenge California Democratic Sen. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Newsom takes donations from S.F.'s contractors Oct 14, 2009
Two of the three Republican candidates are megamillionaires - former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner - who could spend mind-boggling amounts of their own money to win the governor's seat. The sheer amount of money it takes to run political campaigns these days can make politicians do an about-face, said Robert Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Does voting matter? Oct 14, 2009
On my way to work this morning, I heard not one but two advertisements urging me to vote for former eBay CEO Meg Whitman as the next governor of California. The ads touted her decades of experience working for such companies as Disney and Hasbro before taking the helm at eBay in 1998 as its first CEO. The pitch was that California needs someone who understands business and job creation as its next chief executive. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
California Focus: Newest voters should make California bluer Oct 14, 2009
Barbara Boxer's reelection campaign and more difficult for conservative Republican candidates for governor like Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman. It means whoever gets the GOP nomination will have to adopt the strategy suggested by the other major Republican candidate for governor, former Congressman Tom Campbell, who says he would emphasize next fall the dangers of one-party dominance of state government. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Caterer's bogey sends 700 meals to soup kitchen Oct 11, 2009
Place your bets: Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman may not have voted very often, but she's not shy about spreading the campaign cash on both sides of the table. State records show the former eBay boss gave a whopping $15,000 to her fellow techie and Democratic friend Steve Westly's 2006 primary run for governor against Phil Angelides. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Whitman c00000DE9an lead state Oct 10, 2009
Meg Whitman: I focused on family instead of voting. Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said Tuesday that it wasn't until she was a chief executive in Silicon Valley that she realized why she should vote after sitting out elections for decades ... Meg Whitman: I focused on family instead of voting. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Poll: Whitman, Campbell in close race Oct 9, 2009
Former CEO Meg Whitman is neck and neck with fellow Republican Tom Campbell so far in the race for governor, according to a Field Poll released Thursday. Meanwhile, either California Attorney General Jerry Brown or San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom could beat either of them at this point, the poll shows. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Poll: GOP has 9-point lead in Va. governor's race Oct 9, 2009
A day after losing a fundraiser with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, Bob McDonnell's Republican gubernatorial campaign announced new events by Sen ... It found that half of Republican voters had yet to make up their minds in the contest between former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, former congressman Tom Campbell and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner ... It found that half of Republican voters had yet to make up their minds in the contest between former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman,... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Whitman, Campbell in dead heat, poll shows Oct 9, 2009
Dark horse GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Campbell, who is running a shoestring campaign, is in a dead heat with billionaire former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a new Field Poll shows. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Rep. Filner Endorses Newsom For Governor Oct 8, 2009
Tom Campbell, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman. Copyright 2009 by City News Service. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Joe Biden the political workhorse for Obama Oct 8, 2009
A day after losing a fundraiser with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, Bob McDonnell's Republican gubernatorial campaign announced new events by Sen. John McCain and former football coach Lou Holtz. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Clinton gives Newsom shot in the arm Oct 7, 2009
Clinton's move Monday represents "a huge validation that makes him look like Newsom is in it for the long haul," said GOP strategist Rob Stutzman, a consultant to the gubernatorial campaign of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Rose Kapolczynski, longtime campaign manager for Democratic U.S. Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Campaign aides steal show in governor's race Oct 6, 2009
Take last week, when billionaire former eBay CEO Meg Whitman - the Republican who spent more than $2 ... Quote: Agen on Meg Whitman dropping $15 million of her own money into her campaign: "This election isn't an eBay auction, and you can't win by outbidding your opponent." ... Tucker Bounds and Sarah Pompei, for former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Whitman supported GOP nemesis Boxer in '04 Oct 4, 2009
Meg Whitman, the 2010 GOP gubernatorial candidate already on the defensive for her embarrassingly poor voting record, once endorsed and actively supported Democratic Sen ... Boxer campaign aide Rose Kapolczynski confirmed that Whitman was among a group of influential Silicon Valley business people approached by the Boxer campaign in 2003 and "she agreed to endorse the senator. ... There was a fundraising event in Silicon Valley later in the year and Whitman maxed out to the campaign." Whitman... (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Francisco pays for Oracle party tent Oct 2, 2009
Then there was the human bomb, a.k.a. Meg Whitman. The former eBay CEO was dogged by questions about her not having voted for years. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Brandman University Announces Details of Fall Republican Gubernatorial Debate Sep 30, 2009
Candidates Tom Campbell and Steve Poizner have confirmed their participation, while Meg Whitman has yet to announce her acceptance. Just minutes after the invitation was issued, Poizners campaign accepted via Twitter writing, Happy to accept. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Letters to the Editor Sep 30, 2009
I believe Californians are looking for authenticity; Meg Whitman should look for it too. JANET PARKS. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Whitman Explains Poor Voting Record Sep 30, 2009
-- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman on Tuesday called her voting record "atrocious," and explained for the first time in detail why she failed to go to the polls. "I should have voted and I didn't," Whitman told KCRA 3 in an exclusive, one-on-one interview at the El Macero Country Club in Davis. (KCRA 3, CA)
At California convention, some conservative Republicans feel lost Sep 30, 2009
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Anchorage Daily News)
Brown moves closer to bid for governor Sep 30, 2009
Republican gubernatorial candidates include Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former South Bay Rep. Tom Campbell. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Will the Left Quash Obama's Health Care Hopes? Sep 30, 2009
Meg Whitman shouldn't apologize for not voting. Christopher Beam | Sept. 29, 2009. (Slate)
Whitman Reveals She Didn't Vote for Decades Sep 30, 2009
-- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said Tuesday that it wasn't until she was a chief executive in Silicon Valley that she realized why she should vote after sitting out elections for decades. Whitman sought to explain her spotty voting record for the first time after delivering a speech to a Republican women's group. (Newsmax)
Whitman Seeks to Slash California Spending Sep 30, 2009
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sought to redirect attention from her spotty voting record Saturday as she promoted a platform of fiscal discipline to the party faithful. Speaking to the state Republican Party convention near Palm Springs, the billionaire former CEO of the online auction company eBay Inc. outlined a program of severe austerity for state government if she is elected next year. (Newsmax)
California Focus: Early money guarantees little in governors race Sep 30, 2009
Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman don't appear to have much in common, other than the fact that they are the early leaders in the money race that's always a key part of getting a major-party nomination for governor of California. But there's one thing both ought to understand well as they maneuver in the early portions of the contest to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger in Anerica's second most visible political post: Early money confers credibility, but it's no guarantee of ultimate success. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
GOP candidate: Too busy with family to vote Sep 30, 2009
Francis Specker / APFormer eBay chief executive Meg Whitman speaks at a news conference at the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif ... - Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said Tuesday that it wasn't until she was a chief executive in Silicon Valley that she realized why she should vote after sitting out elections for decades. (MSNBC -- Politics)
I Stand By My Nonvoting Record Sep 30, 2009
Meg Whitman shouldn't apologize for not voting ... Meg WhitmanWhen political candidates get criticized for their spotty voting records, it usually means they missed a few roll calls in the state house ... Meg Whitman went a step further: She didn't even go to the polls on Election Day. (Slate)
50 Most Powerful Women Sep 26, 2009
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman announces GOP gubernatorial candidacy. Thu. (CNN -- Money)
Meg Whitman Talks Tough And Pledges "No New Taxes": A Conversation With the Woman Who Would Be Governor Sep 25, 2009
So my first specific question was whether Meg Whitman had signed on to the Americans for tax reform pledge ... So you are on record, no tax hikes under a Meg Whitman governorship ... Right now, the Central Valley is dying, Meg Whitman, because it cant get water, because of a federal judge. (Townhall.com)
Little local focus in Whitman's Valley stop Sep 25, 2009
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman officially launched her bid for governor of California on Tuesday, sketching out her ideas to return the state to a time when "California had its act together," but providing few details about how she would do it ... Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman officially launched her bid for governor of California on Tuesday, sketching out her ideas to return the state to a time when "California had its act together," but providing few details about how she... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Meg Whitman officially in governor's race Sep 24, 2009
(09-22) 19:30 PDT -- Billionaire former eBay CEO and political neophyte Meg Whitman officially announced her candidacy for governor Tuesday in Orange County, vowing to cut 40,000 state government jobs and lower taxes. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
