An e-mail in which an adviser to candidate Meg Whitman threatened to spend $40 million or more to ruin GOP rival Steve Poizner's reputation provided a rare glimpse Monday at the tough tactics in the high-stakes race for California governor. Claiming he was being threatened ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former EBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman has grabbed a lead of 28 percentage points in the race for the Republican nomination to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor, a poll showed on Friday. The Field Poll survey found Whitman ahead of State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, 45 percent to 17 percent, with 38 percent of likely ...

Republican California gubernatorial hopeful Steve Poizner says he's won the backing of former California Gov. George Deukmejian. Poizner's campaign told The Associated Press about the endorsement Monday ahead of a video announcement planned for Tuesday. The endorsement marks the latest development in the GOP race ...

The surprise decision by a little-known Republican moderate to quit the California governor's race in favor of a U.S. Senate run has dramatically altered the state's election season, with two-high profile candidates feeling the reverberations. The looming question: Just how much did ...