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politicsanyone - > Politics, anyone? -> eMeg responds...
eMeg responds...

Governor hopeful Meg Whitman hasn't voted much, as the Sac Bee reported today.

 

Her campaign just sent out a press release in response; here ya go in full:

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 2009

MEG WHITMAN STATEMENT ON HER
VOTING RECORD


“Voting is a precious right that all Americans should exercise. I have repeatedly said that my voting record is inexcusable. I failed to register and vote on numerous occasions throughout my life. That is simply wrong and I have taken responsibility for my mistake.

California needs leaders who are accountable for their actions. I take responsibility for mine, while my opponent, Steve Poizner, runs from his. On everything from his position on taxes to his political contributions, Steve hides behind others or misrepresents himself.

I look forward to a vigorous campaign and to a discussion of the issues that matter to the people of California.”

 



Paid for by Meg Whitman for Governor 2010
20813 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 150 Cupertino, CA 95014
www.MegWhitman.com

 The Bee's in-depth report found no record of Whitman ever registering to vote until 2002.

Her Republican competitors, Poizner and Tom Campbell, meanwhile, have been regular voters all along.

OK, have at...what do ya think?

-- Gretchen Wenner, staff writer

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posted by politicsanyone on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 12:48 PM
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posted by Barneyman on Sep 24, 2009 at 01:00 PM

She should have been more responsible, registered & voted but alas so should our President by claiming his true foriegn citizenship & not running.  But what the heck it's all about the image or is it?

posted by djembe on Sep 24, 2009 at 01:10 PM

I have been a registered voter since I turned 18.  If she didn't care enough about issues as recent as this decade, what can we expect from her?

This state elected a know-nothing Republican to the governor's office twice this decade.  Hopefully California voters won't do it again.

posted by politicsanyone on Sep 24, 2009 at 03:38 PM

Update: Another release from the Whitman campaign just came through; this one quotes Simon responding to Poizner's response to the Sac Bee story (uh, yeah...)...

 

BILL SIMON RESPONDS TO STEVE POIZNER’S CAMPAIGN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 
September 24, 2009

See the following statement from Meg Whitman Campaign Co-Chairman and former Republican nominee for California Governor Bill Simon. Simon’s response is to an official statement released by the Steve Poizner campaign suggesting that Meg Whitman exit the race:

“Steve Poizner himself has failed to vote in 23% of all elections since 1992, including my 2002 primary election. In addition, Steve Poizner co-founded and was on the board of a group, EdVoice, that contributed $6,000 to my Democratic opponent, Gray Davis, in that 2002 election. Instead of negative campaigning, Poizner may want to consider talking about the issues that matter most to Republican voters.”

Poizner Campaign Statement Encouraging Whitman To Exit Race: “It is clear she should step aside and allow the Republican Party to select a nominee who can win and start to turn California around.” (Poizner For Governor, “Statement from Team Poizner Communications Director Jarrod Agen on News that Meg Whitman Never Voted Before 2002,” Press Release, 9/24/09)

 

posted by scharfcpa on Oct 5, 2009 at 03:46 PM

Hugh Hewitt just aired a recorded interview he conducted with Amy Chance, political editor of the Sacramento Bee, after Andrew McIntosh, the author of the piece, refused to identify the official sources of his information. He confronted her with documented facts that indicate that Ms. Whitman was registered to vote in Ohio in 1981/82, and that the San Francisco elections office has no record of any voters' registrations prior to 1992, including Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein. Check Hugh's post "Fun with Journalists" at hughhewitt.com, when the Sac Bee makes an issue of the "fact" that they couldn't confirm Ms. Whitman's voter status during those years. Shoddy journalism or a hit piece? Don't take everything you read in the papers as gospel.

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