The tens of millions in personal funds that billionaire Republican Meg Whitman has pumped into the California gubernatorial race are still paying off. According to a new poll from the well-respected Field polling firm, Whitman, who won her party’s nomination June 8, continues to run neck-and-neck with Democratic nominee Jerry Brown. But internals of the poll show that Whitman is making inroads among the Democratic base — and tearing down Brown in the process.
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