Is It Really Worth $100 Million to be the Governor of California?

eBay CEO Meg Whitman's quest to buy the California governor's seat continues. She just donated another $13 million to her own campaign, bringing her total contribution to $104 million. Her opponent, Jerry Brown, has spent less than $1 million.
Watch Meg Whitman Evade a Question About Her Son's Arrest
Meg Whitman is notorious for staging town hall meetings. But two weeks before we published police reports from her son's felony battery arrest, Meg fielded a question about family members "run[ning] afoul of the law." She evaded it.
Billionaire Bad Boys Club: Meg Whitman's Son's Arrest for Beating Up a Girl
Does California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's violent temper and bullying behavior run in the family? The billionaire ex-eBay CEO's son was charged with felony battery for breaking a woman's ankle after her friend said "Fuck you" and "Fuck your fraternity."
Thriftless Meg Whitman Gives Another $20 Million to Her Campaign
Pushy California gubernatorial candidate and ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman has given her campaign another $20 million of her personal wealth, bringing the total to $90 million, mostly to win a primary. What is wrong with her?
Did the CEO of eBay Shove an Employee Over Second Life?
Former eBay CEO and wannabe California Governor Meg Whitman is known to have some, uh, anger issues. And now The New York Times says "Evil Meg" got physical with one employee in 2007, shoving her over... a Second Life interview?
Meg Whitman Is Spending a Fortune To Lose
Meg Whitman spent a staggering $68 million running for California governor, and all that's bought the former eBay chief is a lead down to nine percentage points from 50 points in March. How terribly embarrassing.
Are Meg Whitman's Campaign Donors Funding Her Loutish Son's Salary?
EBay billionaire Meg Whitman takes care of her son. Griff Harsh's internet privacy has been zealously protected, and he had a defacto bodyguard at Princeton. Now Whitman's gubernatorial campaign has rewarded the company that gave delinquent Harsh an unlikely job.
The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
Meg Whitman would like to be governor of California, but the former eBay CEO should demonstrate she can govern her own website first: The commenters on MegWhitman.com are in open revolt. It's brutal.
More on Meg Whitman's Fratty Princeton Son
A defacto bodyguard lived at Princeton with Griff Harsh to assuage the kidnapping fears of his mom, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, according to a longtime Gawker commenter close to the university. And the rich kid's suspension? Probably academic.
Why Did Meg Whitman's Son Get Suspended from Princeton?
California gubernatorial candidate and tempestuous eBay billionaire Meg Whitman doesn't use her kids on the trail. Is it because she respects her Ivy League sons' privacy, or because at least one of them is a liability?
'Evil Meg' Feud Shows Why You Should Never Badmouth Your Boss, to Anyone
Meg Whitman would love to be California's next governor, but now she has to deal with chatter she was called "Evil Meg" by eBay underlings. All it took to sidetrack her campaign was a purportedly chatty staffer and a lawsuit.
Meg Whitman Just Wishes She Was a Powerful Woman
Meg Whitman skipped the first major forum of California's gubernatorial candidates to attend Fortune's "Powerful Women" summit. This caused a big to-do. Now Fortune's released its list of powerful women, and guess who's been shut out?
Meg Whitman To Silicon Valley: Drop Dead
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman wants to be California's next Governor. But, alas, she can't seem to find time for the good people of California and will be skipping an an upcoming event in Silicon Valley. Um, really?!
Meg Whitman's Big Gay Jolt
We've always said Meg Whitman flip-flopping on gay rights would come back to haunt the former eBay CEO. And now, amid her campaign for California governor, it has. Whitman's reaction? Flip-flop again.
HP's Senate Candidate Failed as Citizen
Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard CEO, is thinking of running for a California senate seat. The Republican party is all for it. So it's too bad she hates voting — even worse than other Silicon Valley CEOs.
John McCain Lends Meg Whitman's Campaign His Vim and Vigor
Former eBay CEO and political neophyte Meg Whitman needs all the help she can get to win the Republican primary in the California governor's race. Surely an endorsement from losing GOP presidential candidate John McCain will give her a leg up on rival Republicans.
Facebook's Privacy Czar Leaves to Run for California A.G.
Chris Kelly, Facebook's chief privacy officer, has made official long-rumored plans to run for California's attorney general. He's just the latest Silicon Valley figure to enter politics.
