CALIFORNIA:
Jerry Brown (D) vs. Meg Whitman (R)
Business experience:
- Brown: Former eBay Power-Seller of Oakland Raiders mud flaps
- Whitman: Former CEO of eBay
Demeanor:
- Brown: Crotchety
- Whitman: Unpleasant
Pet pejorative:
- Brown: "Whore"
- Whitman: "Jerry Brown"
Diving board:
- Brown: Can opener
- Whitman: Cannonball
Song written about candidate:
- Brown: Dead Kennedys "California Ãœber Alles"
- Whitman: "Meg," sung to the tune of Steely Dan"s "Peg"
Campaign slogan:
- Brown: "Jerry Brown 2010: Just Make an Old Man Happy Before He Dies"
- Whitman: "(877 ★) 99.6% Positive Feedback"