Meg Whitman puts another $5 million into her campaign (new total: $64 million)

[Newsjock]

Source: Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, Meg Whitman's opponent for the Republican nomination for governor, Steve Poizner, put $2.5 million more of his own money into his campaign.

So Whitman, the billionaire former EBay chief, doubled down Wednesday and injected another $5 million into hers, according to campaign sources.

That brings Whitman's total contributions from her personal funds to $64 million for the race; Poizner has put in about a third of that, at nearly $22 million.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/05/meg-whitman-puts-5-million-more-into-her-campaign.html

[saltpoint]

1. Congratulations, Meg! You're the highest bidder!

[Initech]

2. Meg Whitman is trying to buy the governorship the same way the Yankees bought the world series.

[Mz Pip]

3. two rich conservatives

trying to become governor of state on the verge of bankruptcy. Of course their solution to our problems is more tax cuts - for people like them. :puke:

[tabatha]

4. Hopefully the money is keeping someone paid.

Probably the wrong people.

[pinniped]

5. There really must be something in it for FleaBay Meg.

We all know she doesn't give a shit about CA. There must be billions in contracts ready to be awarded or something.

[Newsjock]

8. You've hit it right there

Buy-It-Now Meg obviously believes that the job is worth more than $64 million to her. From whom?

[Kerrytravelers]

6. These two idiots are spending all their money out doing each other, calling the other one "liberal."

:eyes:

I can't imagine that is really impressing a majority of the state.

Well... I take that back. They were impressed with our current idiot.

[Aramchek]

7. what a colossal waste of money

[Hannah Bell]

9. That's the average yearly social security payment for over 5000 people.

she's got it to spend on buying a political office.

walking around money for meggie.

[givemebackmycountry]

10. The bitch is forking out a simple down payment

There must be a HUGH payout down the road.
God, we are one stupid fucking country that we allow this shit.

[Skink]

11. Did Arnold reach term limits or something.