The republican candidate for California governor has admitted to not voting for most of her adult life. When asked why, she merely said that she should have, but didn't. Veterans and students were angered by this, and wrote letters to Whitman's campaign. Whitman apologized for not voting "as often as she should," but will it be enough to appease her rivals?
I believe it sets a bad example for a candidate for governor to show such apathy towards local government in her own personal life. If Whitman wanted people to take her seriously as a politician and not just a former CEO, she should have played a more active role in government beforehand. To me it seems like she's just bored and wants some form of power now that she's no longer in charge of a major business. However the state isn't a business, and it can't necessarily be run like one as she always says in her ad campaigns.
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