Donations to Whitman undercut her no-special-interests claim (LA Times)

[pinto]

part of an overview piece on things this November, CA ~ pinto

Donations to Whitman undercut her no-special-interests claim

Reports show the Republican candidate has received more money from outside donors than has her Democratic rival, Jerry Brown, who she paints as beholden to unions.

By Michael J. Mishak and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
October 6, 2010

Reporting from Sacramento — Donors with business before the state and corporate leaders poured millions of dollars into Meg Whitman's campaign in the last three months, potentially undercutting her claim that her personal fortune makes her uniquely free of special-interest entanglements, campaign disclosure reports filed Tuesday show.

Whitman, the billionaire former chief executive of online auction house EBay, raised more money from outside donors than her Democratic rival, Jerry Brown, whom she has criticized heavily for his dependence on support from the state's public employee unions. Whitman pulled in more than $10.7 million from individuals, businesses and other groups to Brown's $9.5 million.

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[JDPriestly]

1. Schwarzenegger assured us that with his money he would not be

beholden to special interests. How foolish can Whitman be to try to con us with that argument once again.

[Democat]

2. One of her big donors is Philip Morris?

No special interest there.