Brown – Whitman Debate for California Governor

Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman are locked in a tight race for California governor. The two will face for the first time for a debate Tuesday evening. The two questioned each other’s fitness to lead the state. According to the latest poll, 45 percent of voters had a favorable impression of Brown while 45 percent did not. Whitman fared worse: 47 percent unfavorable to 37 percent favorable.

The meeting, sponsored by Capital Public Radio, NBC’s KCRA-TV in Sacramento, the Sacramento Bee and UC Davis, was the first of three debates scheduled before the November election. The next one is Saturday in Fresno.