Maybe she should have bought them polo shirts
By Josh Richman
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 at 11:39 am in 2010 governor's race, campaign finance, Meg Whitman.
Former Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman reported yesterday that she had put another $2.6 million into her campaign on Election Day, Nov. 2, bringing her total personal investment to $144,175,806.11.
The latest, not-yet-finalized ballot tally (updated last night) shows she got 3,930,138 votes. So, Whitman spent about $36.68 out of her own pocket, not counting other contributions to her campaign, for each general-election vote she ultimately received.
FYI, if you Google $36.68, you find it’s the price for:
Well, the last one’s not exactly on Google, but you get the picture.
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November 17th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
I will also get you one share of Ebay.
November 17th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Yeh, kick ‘em while they’re down is always a good strategy.
November 17th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
The radio/TV/cable folks are appreciative of Meg’s contribution.
November 18th, 2010 at 5:46 am
Meg was a disaster! Everybody was saying old Jerry Brown could not get it done. But he kicked her Butt!!! Here is to the crafty old guy!!
November 18th, 2010 at 7:34 am
Not to mention that she could have funded my entire agency for a year! What was she smokin’
November 18th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Jerry had better strategery. Had fewer bullets (i.e, money), so he kept his powder dry ’till he could see the whites of her eyes before shooting. Thanks to lousy advice from her numerous consultants, Meg’s entire campaign consisted of TV spots and a web site. Given her lack of a political track record, instead of hiding from the press, she should have mixed it up with them until they couldn’t stand it. And she should have been out there kissing babies, shaking hands etc. and made herself look like a real person, instead of just an E-Bay diva.
November 19th, 2010 at 7:17 am
TO John W,
you nailed it. Those successful silicon valley types tend to thing because they have $$$ they can run the world. It is always good to see them get a dose of reality.