The California Labor Federation has a funny new ad in the state’s gubernatorial race, telling voters not to make the same mistake that Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has habitually committed over the years: Not voting.
The ad uses audio of Whitman awkwardly answering reporters’ questions in September 2009, about the fact that she didn’t vote for years and years. “I should have. I should have, and I didn’t,” Whitman says. As the questions continue, she adds: “I should have voted, and I didn’t.”
Then the announcer comes in: “Okay. Maybe you didn’t go 28 years without voting. But as Meg Whitman can tell you, missing out on your chance to vote can be, well, a little embarrassing.”
The TPM Poll Average gives Democratic nominee Jerry Brown, the former governor and current state attorney general, a lead of 48.8%-41.2%.
