Steve Poizner

Bombing Bain: How Does the Politics of Wall Street Greed Play in the GOP?

William Bradley | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Republican Party, Meg Whitman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Goldman Sachs, 2012 Election, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney, Steve Poizner, Corporate Raider, Newt Gingrich, Wall Street, Jerry Brown, Video, Politics News

Stuart Stevens, Romney's chief strategist, attacked Romney protege Meg Whitman for her own adventures in capitalism during the 2010 California's governor's race.

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Right Time to Redefine

Sherry Lansing | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Encore Careers, Jobs, Baby Boomers, Unemployment, Sherry Lansing, Creative Artists Agency, Ucla, Steve Poizner, Fifty News

My fellow baby boomers and I are at the forefront of a social movement that is millions strong and decades in the making. Enjoying longer, healthier ...

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2010: A Jerry Brown Odyssey

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, California, Barbara Boxer, Anne Gust Brown, Jerry Brown, Governor's Race, Steve Poizner, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carly Fiorina, California Governor's Race, Los Angeles News

In the long and winding road that is Jerry Brown's life, there has been no shortage of odysseys. But with 2010 drawing to a close, and Brown confronting one of the greatest crises of governance seen in a modern state, it's worth looking at this particular one.

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Jerry Brown and the California Exception

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Senate Race, Maria Shriver, Meg Whitman, California, Barbara Boxer, Anne Gust Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carly Fiorina, Steve Poizner, California Governor's Race, Jerry Brown, Gray Davis, Los Angeles News

The dust is still settling on Brown's resounding landslide victory by a margin of more than 1.2 million votes over billionaire Meg Whitman. The race was by far the costliest non-presidential campaign in American history.

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Why Did Democrats Sweep California? Ask Meg Whitman

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latino-Bashing, 2012 Elections, Proposition 187, Latinos, 2010 Elections, Governor of California, Obama, Democratic, Arizona, California Governor's Race, Politics, Arizona Immigrant Law, Steve Poizner, sb1070, TV Spots, Tea Party, Political Strategy, Hispanic, California, Pete Wilson, Democrats, Voter Turnout, Elections, Jan Brewer, Jerry Brown, Treasurer, Billionaire, Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, Insurance Commissioner, Republicans, Mid-Terms, Los Angeles News

You could almost hear Meg Whitman's campaign coming off the rails the day she became "tough as nails" on undocumented immigrants.

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Meg Whitman on Immigration: From New and Exciting to Mean and Typical

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Jerry Brown, Steve Poizner, Pete Wilson, Immigration, Nicky Diaz, California Governor's Race, Politics News

Today's Los Angeles Times reports: "Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has reignited a controversy that roiled her campaign for weeks, say...

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BURNING MONEY: Self-Funding Millionaires Could See Little Success At The Polls

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

If there's one thing that we've learned from our periodic examinations of the 2010 campaign's self-funders, it's that self-funding your own campaign is a pretty bad idea unless your name happens to be Michael Bloomberg.

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Meg Whitman's Big Fat Latino Problem

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

For a crowd that is fond of claiming that there are American citizens willing to work as nannies, grape pickers and meat packers, Whitman has shown how dependent our country is on immigrant labor.

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WaPo Widget Tracks Self-Funders

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Washington Post, 2010 Election, Meg Whitman, Politics News, Rick Scott, Bill White, Steve Poizner, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Greene, Self-Funding-Candidates, Linda McMahon, Politics News

Another thing that the rich people are doing? Funding their own, often quixotic runs for office! We've been happily following our favorite self-funde...

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Harsh Realm: The Meg Whitman Program for Future California

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zen, Meg Whitman, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Steve Poizner, George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, California Governor's Race, California Budget Crisis, Jerry Brown, John McCain, Los Angeles News

Meg Whitman is failing in her goal of building a big 12 to 15-point lead over Jerry Brown over the summer, a lead from which he can't recover in the fall. In fact, she has no lead at all in any credible poll.

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Huge Ad Buys In California Governor's Race Fueled By Personal Wealth Of Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner

Los Angeles Times | Seema Mehta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republican Party, Meg Whitman, California, Advertising, Personal Wealth, Steve Poizner, California Governor's Race, Political Ads, Gop, Los Angeles News

"They are literally buying anything they can get their hands on, every spot that's available to them, everything that opens up," Sadler said, and Whit...

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Poll: Jerry Brown Way Ahead Of Republicans For California Governor

TPMDC | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Poizner, Jerry Brown Polls, Meg Whitman, California Governor's Race, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles News

A new survey of the California gubernatorial race by Public Policy Polling (D) gives Democratic state Attorney General Jerry Brown huge leads over the...

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2010 Campaign: How Are The Self-Funders Doing?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics News, Meg Whitman, Rick Scott, Tim D'annunzio, Bill White, John Sharp, Steve Poizner, Carly Fiorina, Jeff Greene, Terrence Wall, 2010 Election, Linda McMahon, Eat the Press, Politics News

As we've discussed before, one of the unique features of the 2010 election season is that despite the fact that America is mired in any number of soul...

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Meg Whitman's Titanic Campaign for Governor of California

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Mad Men, Meg Whitman, Barbara Boxer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carly Fiorina, Goldman Sachs, Barack Obama, Tom Campbell, Steve Poizner, James Cameron, Titanic, Leonardo Dicaprio, Jerry Brown, Jane Harman, Al Checchi, Gray Davis, Politics News

What has a record $70 million in primary spending gotten billionaire Meg Whitman? A plummeting Republican primary lead over state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner.

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Goldman Basher Poizner Dumped Tech on You at the Market Top

Chip Hanlon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Poizner, Goldman Sachs, Meg Whitman, Qualcomm, Politics News

What if I told you a candidate in the California GOP gubernatorial primary received a $500,000 loan interest-free from Goldman Sachs? It's none other than Goldman-basher, Steve Poizner!

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Goldman Sachs Looms Over GOP Debate As Whitman And Poizner Face Off

California Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, California Governors Race, Goldman Sachs, Meg Whitman Goldman Sachs, Steve Poizner, Los Angeles News

The following story comes courtesy of California Watch) By Lance Williams In last night's Republican gubernatorial debate, the topic of front runner...

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"GoldMeg Sachs Whitman" Roils the California Governor's Race

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Goldman Sachs, Barack Obama, Steve Poizner, Bill Clinton, 2012 Presidential Race, Los Angeles News

Meg Whtiman's vaunted megabucks exercise in branding -- actually an attempt to appropriate the eBay brand -- is turning into something quite different and damaging.

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Meg Whitman Spins and Spends: Mrs. Harsh Faces A Harsh Reality

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McCain, Steve Poizner, Jerry Brown, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Los Angeles News

Meg Whitman has spent a record-shattering $100 million. Jerry Brown has spent virtually nothing. Yet Whitman's campaign has failed to change anything in the overall dynamic of the California gubernatorial race.

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Pundits, Bloggers, Activist Leaders Thinking of Running for High Office? Think Again

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Aside from new friends on the far right, poor Mickey Kaus is getting less attention as a supposed candidate for the U.S. Senate than he did as a writer.

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California Story: Brown, Boxer, and (Un)convention(al) Politics

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Big developments in the past few days make it clear why California has the biggest races in the country this year, with Obama helping Barbara Boxer defend her Senate seat and Jerry Brown trying for a record third term as governor.

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What We Know Now About the Big California Races

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Nearly two weeks into the general election, here are seven key things we know now about the races for California governor and senator. Both races are fully engaged and trends are emerging.

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Is Jerry Brown the California John McCain?

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Poizner, John McCain, Jerry Brown for Governor, California Democratic Convention, Meg Whitman Governor, Los Angeles News

History shows that a candidate does not have to be the most intelligent or the most qualified to win an election. But he or she must make sense. Brown and his campaign are still working on this first act.

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Meg Whitman: California's Newest Latina

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Politics, Meg Whitman, Progressive, California Election, November Election, California, Latino Voters, Steve Poizner, Jerry Brown, Hispanic, Los Angeles, Liberal, Conservative, Democrats, Tea Party, California Governor's Race, Republicans, Los Angeles News

Vanquishing Steve Poizner proved to be a surprisingly easy for Meg Whitman. Winning the hearts and minds -- or at least the votes -- of California's Latino citizens will not prove so easy.

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Jerry Brown Calls For Three-Way Debate With GOP Rivals

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Poizner, Meh Whitman, California Democrat Convention, California Governor's Race, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Democrats facing a tough election year dared Republicans on Saturday to challenge them on issues from Wall Street regulations to h...

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The Arnold Factor

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Schwarzenegger has less than seven months left in the governorship. He's strictly a lame duck, right? Well, no. Schwarzenegger may have a big role to play in the general election.

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