CA-GOV: Meg's Bid Up To $119 Million (Most Ever)

Billionaire Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for Governor, has now used $119 million of her vast wealth in her attempt to become the next Governor of California, the most any self-funded candidate for any office has ever spent.

After giving her campaign another $15 million Tuesday, the Republican former eBay Inc. chief executive has now spent $119 million in the Golden State race. (You can view her campaign-finance records here.) Bloomberg spent $110 million of his own money to win a third term as New York City’s mayor last year.

Whitman’s Democratic opponent, former California governor and current state attorney generalJerry Brown, has attacked the Republican’s lavishness. Brown spokesman Sterling Cliffordsaid Whitman is running a campaign that believes “money can make up for truth or fresh ideas.”

“She’s going to set the record for most money spent in a losing campaign,” Clifford said.

We'll see. Whitman currently leads her Democratic opponent, Jerry Brown, by an average of 46.5% to 44.1% according to TalkingPointsMemo.com.