On November 2, California will elect a governor to replace current incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). The winner will serve a four year term from 2011 to 2015. Currently, this is hotly contested race. Former Governor and Presidential candidate and “old-school” liberal Jerry Brown represents the Democrat ticket while EBAY billionaire Meg Whitman will battle for the Republicans. Major issues dictating the election include education, jobs, balancing the budget, illegal immigration and the environment. Both candidates pledge to create new jobs and to curb excessive spending. Meg Whitman takes a sharp stance on illegal immigration. Ms. Whitman believes in applying all of her resources to stop the influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico. On the other hand, Jerry Brown vows to look out for the environment. In his environment plan he promises to promote renewable and efficient energy, cut unhealthy air pollution, and protect California’s Coastline.
Most recently, the campaign has gained national attention when word got out that one of Mr. Brown’s campaign strategists called Ms. Whitman a whore during a phone call. This controversy sparked an on-air debate between Whitman and Brown. In the debate, Brown apologized to Whitman but said the word was taken out context and it also is not as offensive to women as the n word is to African Americans. Ms. Whitman rejected this idea and said it was unacceptable for one of Brown’s strategists to use such language. The most recent poll numbers show that Brown has a slight lead over Whitman leading 50% to 44% but 4% of the vote was undecided. It looks like this contest will come right down to election day.
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