Meg Whitman

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Friends: From the beginning of this campaign, I asked Californians who believe in a new vision for our state to join me. I have never stopped being amazed over these many months by the breadth and enthusiasm of your response. Your time and energy were critical to building this campaign. ... We overcame great obstacles to get this far, and I could not be any prouder of the race we ran. I gave it my all and so did you. We came up short, but certainly not for lack of hard work, determination and a clear vision for making our state better. Politics too often lacks humanity; I wanted this campaign to be something different, reaching all parts of California and engaging communities that often are overlooked or whose votes are taken for granted. By that score, we succeeded and how. We took the time and invested the resources to introduce our campaign to the state's incredibly diverse population. We met with hundreds of small business employers and their workers. By Tuesday, we had held more than 750 events. The journey is ending, but the mission is not. We did not achieve the victory we worked so hard for, but that is not a reason to give up on what's most important. We love California and we still believe our state can be a better place. You probably are familiar with my belief in the Power of Many. We proved it at eBay, and we proved it again in this campaign: Together, inspired people with common goals can accomplish what none of us can do alone. If you care about California's future, I have one more request of you: Let's keep working, each of us in our own way, to make our state great again. After all, we are Californians who always see a brighter horizon. Thank you again for being part of this remarkable effort.