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California bucked Tuesday's Republican wave and returned Jerry Brown to its governor's mansion, three decades after the Democrat last served, meaning Meg Whitman blew $140 million of her own cash to just get beat up on TV. Twitter erupted in schadenfreude upon seeing the eBay millionaire taken down a notch.
#Thankfulfor Meg Whitman being unsuccessful with her "Buy It Now" approach to her CA gubernatorial campaign.
I bet Meg Whitman's leaving some seriously scathing negative feedback for CA voters right now.
Whitmanfreude
Meg Whitman projected to lose, making her personal campaign funding worst CA investment besides Clippers season tickets.
Jerry Brown takes CA. Meg Whitman now ready to re-hire her maid but early reports say she's been deported. #election
Whitman could have given me her $140M and come away with her feeling of self worth in tact.
jerry brown wins, despite all that ebay money #megfail
Nothing says "change" like Jerry Brown being governor again. #suededenimsecretpolice #californiauberalles
what will the California economy do without Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina's stimulus spending?
Imagine if Meg Whitman had spent that $163 million sending 2,500 California students to college. Better press than any of those ads.
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