Politics | Meg Whitman Whitman Gouging Press for Travel Calif. candidate charging journos $2K for day—sans hotel By Matt Cantor Posted Oct 29, 2010 6:02 AM CDT Copied In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman signs autographs during a campaign stop in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) Meg Whitman is charging reporters huge sums to travel with the candidate during her campaign's final days, notes Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle: One day will cost members of the press “a whopping $1,350,” but that’s small change compared to another day’s “astronomical $2,050.” That’s compared to the $700 a day opponent Jerry Brown is charging—and unlike Whitman, he’s including hotels. Read These Next He's now the Andrew formerly known as a prince. Jamie Lee Curtis says her Charlie Kirk comments were misinterpreted. New drone footage has Israel making new claims against Hamas. Buzz Aldrin says goodbye to the 'love of my life.' Report an error