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Whitman Skipped Voting Due to 'Family Demands'

But that's no excuse, admits former GOP favorite for Calif. gov race

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2009 5:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – Wanna-be California governor and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman says she skipped voting for 28 years because of her family and her hubby's work. "I was focused on raising a family, on my husband's career, and we moved many, many times," she told reporters. "It is no excuse. My voting record, my registration record, is unacceptable."

It was Whitman's first public response to a Sacramento Bee investigation revealing that she didn't vote until the age of 46, and she didn't register as a Republican until 2007. Until the Bee piece appeared, Whitman was the favorite to win the Republican nomination for California governor. Her main rival, Steve Poizner, has called for her to be disqualified.

Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman gives a speech during the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif.
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman gives a speech during the California Republican Convention in Indian Wells, Calif.   (AP Photo/Francis Specker)
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman has apologized for not voting until the age of 46.
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman has apologized for not voting until the age of 46.   (AP Photo/Francis Specker)
Oops. Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a used-to-be fave of Republicans for California governor, forgot to vote ... for 28 years.
Oops. Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a used-to-be fave of Republicans for California governor, forgot to vote ... for 28 years.   (AP Photo/Francis Specker)
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So_Cal_Larry
Oct 1, 2009 7:31 AM CDT
Take a hike, Meg.
So_Cal_Larry
Oct 1, 2009 7:29 AM CDT
I don't think that the GOP has picked her. I think that she just dived in, feet first. She's already in trouble.
plstyle
Sep 30, 2009 12:40 PM CDT
This Bitch doesn't vote for 28 years and thinks she can run for Ca's Gov? Thats Stupid. What audacity.

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