Union Funds Push Brown Ahead

Chart of the California election fundraising totals. Credits: Mercury News 

Over the past few months, republican Governor candidate of California and past CEO of e-Bay, Meg Whitman has spent over $119 million on her own campaign, 19 million of it coming from outside donors, and the rest from her own pocket.  Jerry Brown, the democratic California governor candidate has spent roughly $40 million. Today’s LA Times reported that although Whitman has spent far more than Brown, she has received more funds from outside sources including AT&T and Phillip Morris. In today’s San Jose Mercury News, it was reported that although Whitman’s outside donations outweigh Brown’s funds from businesses and groups, Brown’s outside donations are actually larger when you include the contributions from unions and other special interest s. Today’s NY Times did not have any articles on the upcoming California election, but did have a blog posting stating that Brown is now in favor by 75%.