Brown only got elected because of Gloria Allred in the first place pulling Whitman's Illegal Immigrant Former Houekeeper out of hiding. If not for that Brown wouldn't even be in the Governor's Mansion right now.
Anyway, Californiens always reject new taxes on a ballot measure. They don't want it.
I mean Brown's approval rating went from the mid 40's to the low 30's because of a proposed tax hike. That should tell you something.
BTW, Why did Californiens re-elect Arnold back in 2006 anyway? The guy actually lower approval ratings at the end of his governership than George W. Bush did when he got out of the oval office.
What California needs right now is a Scott Walker or a John Kasich without the union busting measures. Or maybe California should ban collective bargaining rights for public employees. Maybe they wouldn't be a bad idea after all!
The maid issue didn't help Whitman, but she would have lost anyway.
Scott Walker or John Kasich wouldn't get elected statewide here, they probably wouldn't even break 40%. If anyone like them was Governor here they'd get nothing done and make matters worse because they are too partisan.