First Take: Campaign spending reports are in. Californians turn on oil drilling
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The new spending totals in the gubernatorial race are in: Over the last two months, Meg Whitman spent $33.8 million -- about double the $17.3 million Steve Poizner spent between March 17 and May 22.
Jerry Brown, meanwhile, after spending a fraction of that amount, still has more than $20 million in the bank.
Though both GOP candidates disparage Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on the campaign trail, Poizner and Whitman sound a lot like the governor at times.
Tom Campbell has a wider donor base than his Senate primary opponents, but Carly Fiorina has a larger war chest.
Maria La Ganga looks at minor candidates’ tough road.
Jack Leonard looks at the race for attorney general.
A New L.A. Times/USC poll shows Californians have turned against oil drilling in the wake of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
-- Anthony York in Sacramento