California Runner-Up Bypasses Review of Race (LOL - more from the party of No)

[pinto]

California Runner-Up Bypasses Review of Race
By Jesse McKinley
Published: January 22, 2011

BERKELEY, Calif. — Every four years, the minds — left and right — that brought you the California governor’s race get together for a collegial post-mortem at the University of California, Berkeley, on what they did right and wrong in the campaign. Coffee is served, as is — usually — political dish.

But on Friday, while the event went on as planned, there was one noticeable absence: the campaign of Meg Whitman, the billionaire Republican who spent about $150 million of her own money in a losing effort to Jerry Brown, a Democrat.

Not that the campaign was not invited.

“We approached lots of people through lots of different channels,” said Ethan Rarick, the director of the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service at the university and one of the event’s hosts. “I’m a little perplexed by it, but it’s their call.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/us/23govs.html?_r=1&ref=politics

[bluestateguy]

1. As a CEO she is probably not used to people telling her NO

and that's what Californians did to her.

[shanti]

2. sour grapes

it's because her campaign was bullshit from the get-go. she was way out of her league.

[NBachers]

3. On Jerry's Inauguration Day, I allowed myself a little shudder at what could've been

if Queen Meg had been elected.

What a relief it is not to have that voice harping around my life anymore.

And Carly's absence is life-affirming, too.