McCain names eBay's former chief to co-chair his campaign

[RamboLiberal]

Source: SF Chronicle

Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has promised a serious bid to win California in the fall presidential election, today bulked up his dream team of Silicon Valley managers and advisors by naming Atherton billionaire and former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman as co-chair of his national campaign.

Whitman, 51 - who is quietly exploring the possibility of a 2010 run for California governor at the urging of top Republicans - stepped down in January from the company she built into a powerhouse online marketplace, saying she was seeking new challenges.

In her new role, she will serve as a leading McCain campaign surrogate, policy adviser and fundraiser, joining former HP chief executive Carly Fiorina and Cisco CEO John Chambers in high-profile campaign roles for the candidate.

GOP insiders said the move to add Whitman, who had been a leading supporter of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney before he dropped out of the presidential race this month, to the growing ranks of high-tech stars on McCain's team could significantly boost his support and finances in the nation's most populous state, the ATM of political fundraising.



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[girl gone mad]

1. Great.

Let's hope she runs McCains's campaign the way she ran eBay. Badly, that is.

[napi21]

2. Don't underestimate her. She's a very smart woman, and if you've

ever heard her speak to a crowd or the media, she's VERY GOOD!

[hifalutin]

6. Oh Boy

That's one very powerful and very smart lady!

[physioex]

8. Are you kidding?

McSame has the biggest bunch of idiots and criminals lined up in his organization. Did you know Carly Fiorina is working for him?

Yep the same one that screwed up Lucent and Dell.

If you mean smart as in worthless criminal I can agree but smart in some useful manner never.

[InvisibleTouch]

4. She certainly screwed a lot of things up before she left. n/t

[Pavulon]

12. Not so much

she is a very smart business woman. I have read articles she wrote in various publications. She was not a figurehead.

Never underestimate an adversary.

[screembloodymurder]

3. I guess he plans to auction off the country ...

what's left of it.

[Historic NY]

5. He is going to offer himself to the highest (Lobbyist) bidder.

Lets see he already went with Airbus over Boeing an American Company.

[davidinalameda]

7. she was one of Mitten's finance people

interesting

wonder if this is a prelude to him naming Mittens as his VP

[Vinca]

9. No wonder ebay has been screwing us so badly. It's 'puke run. nt

[tanyev]

10. So how much will it cost to "Win the Election Now!"?

[BearSquirrel2]

11. Who better ...

Who better to sell McCain then someone so skilled selling so much other ticky-tacky.

[Mz Pip]

13. Most of it's

used ticky-tacky too. Recycled crap. That's the McCain platform. He's even implying it will cost us less. Lovely.