"But with her image badly battered - a majority of voters viewed Whitman negatively by Election Day - the billionaire Republican has some cleaning up to do.
Helping her last week was KCRA (Channel 3), which sent Deirdre Fitzpatrick to Whitman's home in Atherton for some face time. From Fitzpatrick it was learned that Whitman, a 'suburban working mom,' likes photographs of her family, mows her lawn and does spring cleaning.
And the money? Well, Fitzpatrick was all over that, too.
'So, I'm with one of the most successful women on the planet, in her Ford Escape Hybrid, and we're going to Costco,' Fitzpatrick said. 'Yes, Meg Whitman, billionaire CEO of eBay, buys bulk.'
The TV station promoted the segment as a 'KCRA exclusive.' Back in the studio, Walt Gray suggested something else.
Said Gray: 'That story would have been a good campaign ad back in the day.'"
Late Whitman campaign ad? From KCRA, Meg Whitman gets what might have been
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