Posted by Dan Schnur at 12:00 am on Dec 13, 2009 3 Comments
The Republican primary for governor just got a lot more
interesting.
For weeks, Meg Whitman’s been running statewide radio ads at
high levels, and not coincidentally has been building herself a
solid lead in early polls. Because Steve Poizner has not been
spending for advertising as well, rumors have been circulating that
he was not committed to the race and might even be looking for an
early exit rather than try to compete with what’s likely to be huge
levels of Whitman spending.
But earlier tonight, Poizner sent an email to supporters
announcing that he had contributed $15 million of his own money to
the campaign. That’s more than enough to finance an ad blitz that
could pull him even with the frontrunners by early next year. More
immediately, though, it puts the rumors to rest. Steve Poizner is
definitely running for governor.
The next question is when his ads start running. Assuming that
both Poizner and Whitman are willing to stay on the air all the way
until June, it’s also safe to assume that every man, woman and
child in California will have both candidates’ ads memorized long
before the primary.… Read More