Meg Whitman:150 million no problem to spend in General election

[bigdarryl]

And she is supposed to connect to average people in CA.

[chelsea0011]

1. I'm hoping a lot of "You Can't Buy My Vote" signs are going up in Ca.

[bigdarryl]

2. No shit that is just crazy for a person in this hard times to spend there own money on a Governors

race that probably pays a hundred thousand dollars

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Hard times for who? Certainly not Meg Whitman.

[golfguru]

19. Actually that makes me feel better that she is filthy rich

because she is less likely to steal tax payer money,
ask for money in return for appointing a senator (ala Blago)
or find cash in her freezer.

If she wants to blow $160 million on a job that pays $160k,
that is her money and her choice. I have no problem with rich
people running for office. In fact the top three wealthiest
senators are Democrats: John Kerry of Massachusetts, with a net worth
of at least $164 million; Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, with a net worth of
at least $111 million, and John "Jay" Rockefeller of West Virginia,
with an estimated net worth of at least $82 million.

This is America. People are free to make money and free to spend as
foolishly as they wish. But just spending a lot of money does not
guarantee elections. Otherwise Mitt Romney would have been the 44th president.

[catgirl]

3. Great idea! n/t

[WI_DEM]

4. Brown's strategy of not spending a lot of money during the primary turned out to be correct

he will need all he can get for the general election.

[goclark]

11. Love me some Brown!

Smart and tough.

[customerserviceguy]

5. California media outlets

can use the money that she and Fiorina are going to piss away on failure. It's a way of giving back the money that was taken by eBay and HP.

[Massacure]

6. She's going to spend twice as much as Kerry spent in the 2004 presidential election.

Bush and Kerry both took public financing in the general election and received $75 million each. Jerry Brown needs to hit Meg Whitman over the head with this fact. Repeatedly.

[Jennicut]

14. Wow. All to buy one Senate seat.

[Ter]

15. She's running for governor

n/t

[Jennicut]

16. Sorry, you are right.

All just to be Governor, not even the Senate. Still stuns me, the amount.
Here in CT, Linda McMahon has spent about $16 million so far in the CT Senate primaries but that pales in comparison to Whitman.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. California is not up for bid, Meg.

You'll find out.

[lunatica]

9. I'm sure she really and truly identifies with us little people

Stop picking on her. Waaaaah!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. do voters like big powerful and rich women?

I would like to see her lose.

[4lbs]

12. Good campaign theme: "Why is Meg Whitman spending $175 million for a job that pays only $175,000?"

Because she plans on getting all that back, with interest, if she becomes Governor.

The last time California was near the top in the nation in schools and quality of life, Jerry Brown was the Governor.

Since then, a series of Republican governors have done little more than put the state further into debt. Another Republican will be more of the same.

[flamingdem]

13. Look if she GIVES ME a million I'll vote for her! nt

[Dont TS Me Brah]

17. to be honest...

if Brown loses, it's because very few Dems were even interested... a few tired hacks and lifetime pol's. Fresh, new progressive blood would have been nice.

[Binka]

18. You Don't Know What You're Talking About

There is a TON of interest in Brown. Bye, don't reply I do not wish to see your posts anymore. :hi:

[Dont TS Me Brah]

20. reply.

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