Meg Whitman's neg rating reach record levels despite having largest self funded campaign in UShistor

[Liberal_in_LA]

Brown leads Whitman by 10 points, Field Poll says
Carla Marinucci,Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Political Writers

San Francisco Chronicle October 28, 2010 04:00

Democrat Jerry Brown has amassed a 10-point lead in the California governor's race over Republican Meg Whitman, whose negative ratings have reached record levels despite her spending $162 million in the largest self-funded campaign in American history, a new Field Poll shows.

With election day on Tuesday, Brown holds a 49 to 39 percent lead over the former eBay CEO in the race, with 5 percent of voters favoring other candidates and 7 percent undecided, the poll showed. The Field poll last month showed the two candidates in a virtual tie.

"I don't think voters have warmed up to Meg Whitman," said Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo.


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[SpiralHawk]

1. Plainly demonstrating RepubliCorp toxicity

Thank heavens for Americans...

[tularetom]

2. How embarrassing is it that nutcases like Angle and Paul might win

but Whitman, even after dumping a bazillion dollars of her OWN MONEY into this campaign is still losing.

She really ought to be ashamed of herself.

The first time I saw her I knew she didn't have a chance of getting elected, then when I started hearing her ads, I was convinced.

[sammytko]

9. Cali is smarter than Nevada or Kentucky.

[Bluenorthwest]

14. Prop 8 sort of counters that argument...

Also Arnold, Prop 13, the real estate bubble, Pete Wilson, Duke Cunningham and so forth. So smart!

[mike_c]

3. spending herself into oblivion...

...and yet even now, a significant number of Californians don't recognize that pattern.

[8 track mind]

15. It's amazing what self centered greedy people will do to gain power.

I've only been on this planet for 37 years. I swear the older I get the more I notice the pure greed in these people.

[lpbk2713]

4. Her suckitude is increasing exponentially.

[Quantess]

5. The only good thing to say about her is that

she poured a lot of money into the economy, with her astronomical campaign spending.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. self taxation!

[gratuitous]

6. "I don't think voters have warmed up to Meg Whitman"

I think Whitman is very glad that Mr. DiCamillo doesn't work for her campaign. I wonder what kind of take-home he gets for such blindingly obvious pronoucements?

[Sonoman]

16. Understatement of the year.

I live in Sonoma, a community of mostly repubs with a good many Dems. There is no in-between.

And there are no Whitman signs anywhere.

She even got her ass kicked out of the Sonoma Farmers' Market on Tuesday before last.

Sonoman

[arbusto_baboso]

8. The more you see of Meg, the less there is to like.

Easily explained.

[Skidmore]

11. If she were likable and had came across a sincerely concerned about

the nation and its people, she would not have had to spend so much money. I was delighted that that women's group booed her. these R women candidates should realize that their womanhood does not mean that they represent women's interest.

[arbusto_baboso]

13. R's think they only have to nominate a woman to get women's votes.

They didn't learn that lesson with Palin.

And they still won't after Whitman and Fiorina bomb out.

[Sonoman]

17. She even got kicked out of our Farmers Market last week.

Man, no one likes that woman.

I am in Sonoma, a mostly repub town. But we all manage to get along, somehow.

There are no Whitman signs to be found here.

Sonoman

[Xicano]

10. Unfortunately (in this case fortunately) image has a lot to do with how people vote

and Meg Whiteman's smiles and public persona comes across as staged/phony. She looks like a sourpuss trying to act friendly.

With the voters who pay close attention to politics and have commonsense, its a no-brainer Meg Whitman is ¡No Bueno!

[political_Dem]

12. I'm not surprised.

The woman is synonymous with greed, corruption and lack of empathy. She's a cross between Arnold and W. put together. Anyone would be a fool to let this woman run California with credentials like that.

Money doesn't buy class.