Perhaps tonight’s elections in California should be a lesson for technology executives at big tech companies. The pedigree of being an executive at a major tech company isn’t necessarily a winning background for California politics.
Both Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman are projected to lose their races tonight, according to all major news organizations. Barbara Boxer has held off former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina in the race for the U.S. Senate, while former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is currently losing to Jerry Brown in the race for governor of the golden state. Both women spent huge amounts of their own personal fortunes on the race.
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Author: Dean Takahashi
