She also had a lot of kind words for Van Jones. We don’t need people like this representing conservatives. She’s a fake.

Sure, I’d like a 4th choice.

Will I get one? Nope.

Thus, based on that, I’ll take the candidate with the most business experience, in the absence of any other important distinguishing factors.

As such, that’s still Whitman.

But, the truth is - *all* 3 CA GOP Gubernatorial candidates are horrible.
(And all 3 would *still* be better than Jerry Brown. Or [shudder!] Gavin Newsom…)

…She’s the best we’re likely to get, here in California. She has good executive experience, and she’s not a hack from the CA political machine. Besides, two Republican governors in a row (even if they are RINO’s) will at least change people’s perceptions of what is / should be.

It’s either that, or have that incompetent boob Gavin Newsom leading gay weddings up & down the coast, while declaring California a sanctuary state for illegals.

Pick your battles.

The way I look at Meg Whitman or Carly Fiorina is they’re going to give the Democrat candidates a run for their money. Are they the conservative ideal? Of course not. Is there any conservative Republican out there in California that has an even remote chance of winning these elections? No.

Some people here think it’s all about the conservative message getting out, but I disagree, elections have huge consequences.

I just look at it as Center-Right versus hard-core Left contest when it comes to California. I think conservatives take a huge hit when a Republican loses statewide by 15-20 points. It emboldens liberal politicians and paralyzes Republican leaders. It also hurts downticket offices since the race is a foregone conclusion.

If Ronald Reagan was cloned and brought back to life, he would lose statewide in a landslide in California if he ran on the same platform. It’s a different state now, and it sucks, but I don’t think the problem is the messenger, I think it’s the voters.

For what it’s worth, I’m supporting Rubio over Crist because I think Rubio actually has a very good shot at winning that Senate seat and I think it’s a risk worth taking. A real conservative can win in Florida. When it comes to a crazy state like California though, I just want a competitive election.

McCain pulled her name out of the clear blue sky in the Saddleback Debate in 2007/8?

I remember thinking….”Meg who?”…when McCain named her as someone he admires.

I mean…COME ON ALREADY!!!

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

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not because they have any real redeeming value as candidates beyond that…and again…the McCain, Fiorina, Whitman connections to the 2008 presidential elections shouldn’t be ignored

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

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ENOUGH WITH THE WHITMAN-BASHING, YOU NON-CALIFORNIANS ARMCHAIR PUNDITS!

DO YOU WANT JERRY BROWN’S JUDICIAL APPOINTEES FLOODING THE COURT SYSTEM HERE?

DO YOU EVEN LIVE IN THIS STATE? WORK IN THIS STATE? PAY TAXES IN THIS STATE?

IF THE ANSWER TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE NO, AS THEY WILL BE FOR MOST PEOPLE ON THIS SITE (NOT TO MENTION THE AUTHORS OF THE WHITMAN-BASHING SCREEDS), PLEASE DO US CALIFORNIANS A FAVOR AND STFU.

I PERSONALLY KNOW MEG WHITMAN, AND BELIEVE ME YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER CANDIDATE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF WHICH YOU OPINE.

YOU ARE JUST MAKING IT THAT MUCH EASIER FOR CALIFORNIA TO FALL TO JERRY BROWN. IF YOU HATE CALIFORNIA, YOU WILL BASH WHITMAN. PERIOD. YOU MUST BE JEALOUS OR SOMETHING.

WHITMAN IS THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE, THE MOST QUALIFIED, AND I COULD GIVE A HOOT IF SHE NEVER VOTED BEFORE IN HER LIFE; SHE IS STEPPING UP NOW. I VOTED FOR DEUKMEJIAN. WANT TO HOLD THAT AGAINST ME?

IN 2004 MEG WHITMAN WAS STILL CEO OF EBAY. AS SUCH, PART OF HER JOB WAS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THOSE CANDIDATES WHO WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO PASS REGULATIONS WHICH COULD EITHER HARM OR HURT THE BOTTOM LINE.

Y’ALL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT BEING A CEO OF A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY MEANS, DO YOU? NOT EVEN THE BEGINNING OF AN IDEA.

SMALL-MINDED, PAROCHIAL, AND DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE PART OF THE REASON GAY MARRIAGE WILL EVENTUALLY PASS IN A FISCALLY BANKRUPT CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO BUSY WHINING ABOUT AND FANCYING YOURSELF SOLE ARBITER OF CONSERVATIVE “CREDS”, WHOLLY BLIND AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES TRUE LEADERSHIP ABILITY AND BEST CHOICES, STUCK IN YOUR NARROW PAROCHIALISM, WITH YOUR HEAD BURIED IN THE GROUND WHILE THE FREIGHT TRAIN BEARS DOWN ON YOU.

A RINO by definition is a politician.

Meg has always been a BUSINESSWOMAN (not a politician).
An astonishingly successful one.
Part of a very small club CEOs of hugely successful software companies, in the same league as Bill Gates (Microsoft), Larry Ellison (Oracle), Steve Jobs (Apple).

(But NOT , BTW, Carly Fiorina, who was only CEO of HP for a short time.)

Under Meg’s stewardship, eBay grew from an unknown startup into a household name, an entity used by millions of users around the globe, day in, day out, year after year.

One which enabled hundreds of thousands of individuals to achieve economic self-sufficiency. One which contributed to California’s (and the nation’s) strong economy. Once which created tens of thousands of jobs, not only at eBay but at all the satellite businesses which sprang up around eBay. One which was run efficiently. One which was competitive. And one which was run ethically. (One small example, there could have been profit to be made in allowing Nazi memorabilia to be traded on eBay, but an executive decision was made — by Meg — to not do it. Just one of many examples of how even her business decisions were guided by her overall ethics.)

A BUSINESSWOMAN. Not a politician. Not a lawyer puke (a la Jerry Brown/John Edwards/you name it).

CEOs have a completely different set of priorities from politicians. Their priorities are to make their companies profitable. To make their companies grow. To compete against other companies and win.

In order to succeed at Meg’s level, you need a particular skill set, one which very few individuals possess.

Her accomplishments pretty much blow every other candidate out of the water.
I could care less about whether or not she voted in whatever stupid election there may have been in the past.
I do care that she led one of the most successful global web commerce companies of all time, and that she feels called at this moment of time, when our nation is teetering on the brink of falling into a socialistic, anarchistic mess, to step up to the plate and apply her considerable talents to help straighten out the disaster which is California.

I am not so much invested in Meg as I am in California, because this is a great state which has been absolutely trashed by wacko lefties. Some might just give up, but I for one am not giving up, neither is Meg Whitman, and for this reason she has my 1000% support.

Keep in mind she is not doing this for the money, fame, or power. Her sole motivation is because she cares about this state, and rather than stand by and watch it go down the tubes, is actually going to get her hands dirty and try to do something about it.

We will never know whether he would have been a good President or not, because he was a 3rd party candidate and never had a chance of being elected.

Whereas Meg has a fighting chance of being elected, if people would stop whining about RINOs and rally behind the strongest candidate who’s a champion of free markets (perhaps the world’s foremost champion of free markets! eBay has opened up free markets in countries where they did not even exist), NOT a wack-job socialist.

And (if you have children), our children’s futures?

I ask this question of the actual Californians here on this thread, not the armchair pundits.

Do ya think Governor Brown will feel compelled to do anything about ACORN — or whatever Soros-funded entity replaces it, once it has been disbanded?

Based on how she has run eBay for the past decade, I have FULL CONFIDENCE that Meg would do the right thing, have the guts to stand up to her critics and not fold like a cheap suit (Arnie).

She’s not beholden to any special interests because she’s not a career politican puke. She’s been completely outside the corrupt world of politics until now. Doing what normal people do, i.e. making a living. And I would add, making a positive contribution to the world. (as I have previously cataloged).

But then, I left California a while back so I guess I can’t post in this thread, or in any other thread pertaining to any of the other 48 states in which I don’t live. Sorry, folks.

(P.S. This kind of thing tends to happen to people who “personally know” politicians.)