Brown Campaign Responds to Whitman Attack

In response to the blatantly false and cynical attack ad released by Meg Whitman, Brown campaign spokesman Sterling Clifford released the following statement and the attached detailed response to the press regarding Whitman's attacks:

"More cynical negative attacks from a campaign that can't seem to tell the truth. Its politics as usual, backed by Wall Street billions. If Meg Whitman had ever bothered to vote, she might know that Jerry Brown cut taxes by billions of dollars, built up a surplus and created 1.9 million new jobs for Californians. If Whitman wants to discuss Jerry Brown's record, she should accept his invitation to 10 town halls and debate Jerry's accomplishments in person.

Whitman’s ad is 60 seconds of falsehoods – beginning with the claim the Brown was a big-spending governor. In fact, Brown decreased General Fund expenditures as a percentage of State Domestic Product more than any governor since economists began tracing SDP in 1963. Brown – well known for fiscal frugality – twice vetoed pay increases for state workers."