Posted on 05/24/2018 11:12:42 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Billionaire Meg Whitman, who was the Republican nominee for California governor in 2010 and lost to Jerry Brown, is backing Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa for governor in 2018. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “Whitman, the billionaire former eBay CEO who spent $144 million of her own money on her failed run in 2010, is co-hosting a fundraiser Thursday night for Villaraigosa in Silicon Valley.”
A source close to Whitman told the Chronicle, “Meg has endorsed Antonio because, although she is a Republican, she believes he’s the best candidate for the job. Meg believes that Antonio is stronger than (Lt. Gov.) Gavin (Newsom) on both the economy and education, which are both important issues.”
Whitman is endorsing Villaraigosa likely knowing full well that if he places second in the June 5 primary, he and Newsom — a fellow Democrat — will advance to the general election, with no Republican on the ballot.
That, in turn, analysts say, would put the Republican Party at greater risk of losing control of Congress, because fewer Republicans would turn out to vote, and Democrats would benefit in congressional races throughout the state.
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She is going to support Antonio Viva La Raza for governor? Sheesh.
Another Democrat in an R jersey proves it.
Meg is, IMO, a hack and just outed herself as a Liberal with no interest in the citizens of California.
Not surprising. Meg is a more virulent, female version of John McCain. I wonder if she got a new Toupee yet?
She had the success gene, not many others.
During the 2016 Republican primaries, Whitman was finance co-chair of Chris Christie’s presidential campaign. After Christie withdrew from the race and subsequently endorsed Donald Trump, Whitman criticized it as “an astonishing display of political opportunism” and called on other Christie donors to reject Trump, whom she compared to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
In August, Whitman endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, stating that to vote for Trump “out of party loyalty alone would be to endorse a candidacy that I believe has exploited anger, grievance, xenophobia and racial division”. Acknowledging policy differences with Clinton, Whitman nonetheless praised her “temperament, global experience and commitment to America’s bedrock national values”. She called on all Republicans “to put country first before party” and added that she would support the campaign financially.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman
Man, what Villar won’t do to get into power.
Another cockroach exposed to the light by Trump.
Tony Villar one of the dumbest people, on the planet.
I freely admire her intellect and ability to make money.
Meg has many achievements in her past. Still, I have to wonder if she still blames her campaign loss on weak GOP support. This may be expressed via bitterness, i.e. donating to the other side of the isle as ‘punishment’ to the republicans who did not help her back in 2010. I recall that Gubernatorial campaign vividly, along with the infamous “Demon Sheep” ads from fellow candidate, Carly Fiorina for senator.
Well we know Meg likes her cheap illegal alien maids. A governor Antonio Villa means there will be more illegals to pick from.
Of course she does.
Is there a republican who could possibly get into the top two running?
They can’t help themselves.
Trump is forcing them out of the closet.
I think there is a Republican running but very small chance to get into the top 2.
This is how the California Republican Party repays its voters for holding our nose and voting for this horrible person.
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