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New Poll Finds Brown Ahead of Newsom 47% to 27%; GOP Race Unsettled

A Field Poll released this morning has Attorney General Jerry Brown comfortably leading San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom by 20-points in the race for governor. Results indicate Brown at 47 percent with Newson at 27 percent. Meanwhile, the three Republican candidates have less succinct results. "About half of GOP primary voters (49%) are undecided. Among those offering a preference former eBay head Meg Whitman receives 22% of the vote, former Congressman Tom Campbell 20% and State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner 9%," explained the poll.

eBay Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman Allegedly Didn't Vote Until Age 46

A mini-controversy is already surrounding Republican candidate for California Governor Meg Whitman. The former eBay CEO's first record of voter registration was found in 2002, when she was 46 years old. Whitman has admitted and apologized for the bad example that is her non-voting record, but says she had voted in some elections prior to 2002. However, a Sacramento Bee search of public records could not confirm that.

It's Official: EBay CEO, Meg Whitman, to Run for Governor

As expected, EBay CEO Meg Whitman will run in the Republican primaries to take Gov. Arnold Scwharzenegger's seat when he terms out in 2010. She will face current Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, also a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur and possibly Tom Campbell, an economics professor at UC Berkeley.

While the presidential election is the sexy supermodel on the Feb. 5 California Primary ballot, there are seven propositions on the ballot this year with issues ranging from transportation funds and community college funding to term limits and gaming.

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