Posted on 01/24/2008 5:54:32 PM PST by BurbankKarl
As she prepares to depart from EBay after a decade at the helm, Chief Executive Meg Whitman appears to be investigating a new career -- in politics.
Whitman has talked with top Republicans about the possibility of a run for California governor in 2010, according to three operatives who have had discussions with her. Whitman is said to be asking detailed questions about the logistics of a run and the impact she could have as governor, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal the conversations.
Whitman did not make herself available for comment. A source close to her said she had been talking with Republicans around the state and had become "fascinated" by politics in her work as a fundraiser for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts and a former colleague of Whitman at the consulting firm Bain & Company.
The source close to Whitman, however, downplayed the seriousness of the conversations, saying that Whitman was still new to politics and that California Republicans, not Whitman, were the ones driving the discussion.
"This thing has come to her," the source said. "She hasn't given it all that much thought. It's not, 'I'm going to run. Give me a game plan.' "
Last September, Whitman switched her party registration from "decline to state" to Republican, according to records in San Mateo County, where she lives. The source close to Whitman said she had made the change so she could vote for Romney in the Feb. 5 Republican primary, which is closed to independents this year.
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We don’t have a good record with governors named Whitman.
Crawl back under you hole, Whitman. This job belongs to McClintock.
Huh, for some reason I thought Ebay was fully stocked with 110% libtards. Interesting.
Someone please explain that to me. Aren't their millions enough? Why would someone volunteer for that kind of stress and annoyance?
Arnold has set the precedent for libtard Republicans in CA, aka “moderates”.
Oh, I know: I lived in Cali for a decade up till July. But it’s still weird to see someone at eBay self-identifying as Republican.
Didn’t she support and vote for Bill back in 1992 and 1996?
Someone please explain that to me. Aren’t their millions enough? Why would someone volunteer for that kind of stress and annoyance?
Excellent point, Lizavetta. I have never understood this motive myself, but maybe it has to do with a desire to "make a difference" after making a whole lotta money.
Sounds to me like she's not a real conservative.
Yes, but Meg's counting on the "Buy It Now" option. :)
I think you are right, vox.....it’s a chance to GIVE SOMETHING BACK....some of us are compelled by that, as others have other compelling drives.....We need MORE conservatives with that compelling drive.
Nah, she just took it from small time to a company with $7.6 billion in sales.
Interesting, and interesting that she switched to vote for Romney. Perhaps we need more successful business people in politics, especially an E-Bay person, which is as close as your going to get in the business world to unfettered capitalism on a small scale.
How very true. If only....
I thought Hunter was planning a run???
When he auctioned Harry Reid’s letter, Rush indicated that Ebay execs were libs...
If unfettered capitalism were the object of conservatism, or this forum, the reply would be constructive. But it isn't ..
Yes it grew when she was there. Whether she is responsible for much of that growth is debatable.
These days sellers and buyers are fleeing eBay.
I'm a long time eBay user and she's mostly killed the dream that was once eBay by endless rules and fees that all run in eBay's/Paypal's favor, not the customers.
Ya know, this might not be such a bad idea. She could just put California up for auction on Ebay and then we would be rid of it for good. As long as she did not put too high of a reserve on it.
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