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Jerry Brown
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Nov. 4, 2010"I'm going to try to pare down as much as I possibly can," said Brown, speaking to reporters in his Oakland campaign headquarters. "I will engage in a process that will be exhausting, and it will be exhaustive - and it will be inclusive," he added, saying he will talk to labor, business leaders and voters.
Source: San Francisco ChronicleTags: Business, Spending, State workers, Policy or issue position, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 28, 2010Whitman said that while she would not raise taxes, Brown would. "Voters be warned," Whitman said. "If Jerry Brown is the next governor, you're going to see a tax increase, and it's not what California needs."
Source: Capitol Alert (Sacramento Bee)Tags: Campaigns and politics, Taxes, Assertion of fact, Candidate attack, Promise
Jerry Brown
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Oct. 27, 2010"Just as I did yesterday, I am pledging again today to run only positive ads through Election Day if my opponent agrees to do the same," Brown said. "Meg Whitman has now had a full day to consult with her image makers and political handlers and it's time for each of us to put our best foot forward and end this campaign on a high note."
Source: Jerry Brown campaignTags: Campaigns and politics, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 27, 2010Meg Whitman: As Governor, I'll do something that's been missing from California politics for far too long. I'll treat you like grown-ups, tell it to you straight, and offer a practical plan forward. These are scary times and I know that cleaning up Sacramento won't be easy. Our problems are tough, but so am I. If you want more of the same from Sacramento, then vote for my opponent. But if you want to get California moving again, I'm ready. Are you?
Source: Meg Whitman campaignTags: Campaigns and politics, Promise
Jerry Brown
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Oct. 27, 2010"The agreement shouldn't end with the candidates," Brown said. "If Meg Whitman will join me in pledging to end the negative ads, all third party and independent expenditure groups should abide by the agreement and only run positive ads through Election Day."
Source: Jerry Brown campaignTags: Campaigns and politics, Promise
Jerry Brown
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Oct. 26, 2010"If she takes her negative ads - as reasonably defined - I'll take mine off, no question. If we do it together, no problem. I pledge that right now," said Brown speaking at the Women's Conference in Long Beach this afternoon.
Source: Jerry Brown campaignTags: Campaigns and politics, Promise
Jerry Brown
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Oct. 26, 2010"I pledge to pull my negative ads off the air immediately and only run positive ads through Election Day if Meg Whitman agrees to do the same."
Source: Jerry Brown campaignTags: Campaigns and politics, Promise
Jerry Brown
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Oct. 26, 2010"Sometimes negativity is in the eye of the beholder," Brown said, before agreeing to take down his negative ads if Whitman did as well. "If Meg wants to do that, I'll be glad to do that."
Source: Los Angeles TimesTags: Campaigns and politics, Policy or issue position, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 18, 2010In response to a voter complaining regulations are hampering her brother's small business: "That is my number one priority. I want to put a moratorium on all new regulations. Seventeen more days and I'm on it."
Source: Chico Enterprise-RecordTags: Business, Government Regulations , Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 15, 2010Well, I’m not a politician. I’ve been in business for 30 years. I am a fiscal conservative — deeply understanding how we can do more for less. That’s what the private sector does. And there is absolutely a way forward here. Look at what Chris Christie has done in New Jersey. He had a worse budget deficit as a percentage than we had — than we have. He has reduced costs, he has streamlined the bureaucracy, and he’s closed the budget deficit. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do in California.
Source: The Caucus (New York Times)Tags: Budget, Leadership style, Assertion of fact, Policy or issue position, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 15, 2010"The use and trafficking of illegal narcotics threaten communities and destroy lives, and the members of the California Narcotic Officers' Association put their lives on the line to keep our neighborhoods and families safe," said Meg Whitman. "I'm honored to have their endorsement and will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with CNOA to crack down on offenders, enact aggressive prevention measures and ensure that innocent Californians are protected. Unlike Jerry Brown, I will be a tough-on-crime governor."
Source: Meg Whitman campaignTags: Campaigns and politics, Crime, Assertion of fact, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 11, 2010"I'm excited, we have 24 more days," she said. "And in 24 more days, we're going to have chance to elect the first job creator as governor of California. "Also we have a chance to elect the first woman governor of California," Whitman said to cheers. "And I will be the governor who says no to wasteful spending. I will be the governor who says no to more taxes, and I'll be the governor who says yes to more jobs."
Source: City News ServiceTags: Campaigns and politics, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 11, 2010Fielding questions from Dan Senor, co-author of "Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle," Whitman repeated her promise to "veto every single piece of legislation that is not on point to the crisis we face." "The Legislature has become a bill factory," Whitman said. "Last year they served up nearly 2,000 pieces of legislation, the governor signed into law nearly 700 pieces of legislation, almost none that were on point to any crisis we face. "Almost every bit of that new legislation comes with spending. I want to veto that legislation unless it's about jobs, spending or education."
Source: City News ServiceTags: State legislature, Assertion of fact, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Oct. 3, 2010“If I am elected governor, I give you my commitment that I will focus on delivering better jobs, a better economy and a better K through 12 education system.”
Source: CBS-47 (Fresno)Tags: Education, Promise
Meg Whitman
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Sept. 26, 2010"I will work a million hours," Whitman told the donors, many of them Capitol lobbyists, who increasingly are betting their clients' money that she will win. "No one works harder than I do, and this is a 24 by seven job, 365 days a year. I will not let you down."
Source: Sacramento BeeTags: Leadership style, Promise
