Let the bidding begin

Former president and CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman, has announced her running in the 2010 California gubernatorial election. This should be an interesting one to follow.

So here are the variables: Whitman is a Republican, and in its most recent history, California has elected Republican governors, and thrown Democratic ones out of office, so that looks like a point in her favor. Also, CA was a blue state in the 2008 presidential elections, so maybe residents will want to balance that with a conservative local vote. I think we (CA residents) agree that all we really, really want right now is a balanced budget (seriously, it's gotten ridiculous). Whitman has proved to be successful in creatively transforming small businesses into money making machines. CA is no small business, but it's definitely in need of a serious financial overhaul and voters may see that potential in Whitman.

So what are the strikes against her? Well, "change" is on the tip of all our tongues, so why not elect a Dem and give it a whirl. Especially if that Dem turns out to be Dianne Feinstein - fuggetaboutit. They are working hard to fix the national economic crisis - which we all hope will do the trick - so why not get a shiny new Democrat for ourselves to fix our statewide economic crisis? Ok, so he's not really shiny or new, but current Lieutenant Gov. Garamendi is the only formal opposition at the moment, and has already raised more than $1 million in campaign funds.