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California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman. The most recent Rasmussen Reports poll finds that Whitman has pulled ahead of Democratic challenger Jerry Brown, whom she had been trailing. She now leads by 8 points.

Gabriel Arana is a contributing editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast.