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Opinion: Elections Are for Rich People

By Rachel SklarJun 10th 2010 – 10:57AM
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(June 10) -- Would Meg Whitman have won the California primary for the governorship if she hadn't spent $71 million of her own money on her campaign? Probably not -- since she was running against another mega-millionaire, Steve Poizner, who spent $25 million of his own money on his campaign. That's almost $100 million...

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  • 03/28/12 CACS Releases 2010 Election Spending Report Source: PRWeb Los Altos, California (PRWEB) March 28, 2012 California Common Sense ( http://www.cacs.org ) released a report detailing donations to California political races in the 2010 elections.

Background on Steve Poizner

Stephen Leo "Steve" Poizner (born January 4, 1957) is an American businessman/entrepreneur and conservative Republican politician, who was elected State Insurance Commissioner of California in November 2006, and concluded the 4 year term in January 2011. Poizner co-founded the [http://www.encoreci.com Encore Career Institute] with the Sherry Lansing Foundation and Creative Artists Agency in June 2011, which will partner with UCLA Extension to offer online non-degree certificates for out of work adults and baby boomers looking to switch careers.

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