5 months ago
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is seeking to redirect attention from her spotty voting record as she promotes a platform of fiscal discipline to the party faithful. Speaking Saturday to the California Republican Party convention near Palm Springs, Whitman outlined a program of severe austerity for state government if she is elected next year. She promised to slash an additional $15 billion in state spending and reduce the government work force by 40,000. She provided no details about how she would achieve those goals. Her speech did not touch on an investigation by The Sacramento Bee that found no evidence Whitman had ever registered to vote before 2002. Later, she refused to answer questions about why she didn't register, reiterating an apology she issued earlier in the week.
The Associated Press
