Poizner Investing $15M In Campaign
CA Insurance Commis. Steve Poizner (R) will pump $15M of his own money into his Gov campaign, according to reports out of the Golden State this morning.
The contribution will boost his personal investment in the race to $19M, about the same amount rival and ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) has given her own campaign.
Poizner has had trouble getting traction in the race. Though he is a statewide elected official, he clocked in at just 10%, trailing Whitman's 35% and ex-Rep. Tom Campbell's (R) 27% in a recent LA Times/USC poll. Just 18% of CAans have an opinion of him, that survey showed.
The winner of the GOP primary will face ex-Gov./current AG Jerry Brown (D), who has the Dem primary to himself.
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