former ebay ceo had the resources to wage a serious battle. 40 years in politics and failure has followed him everywhere. she s running with an unlimited bankroll. whatever amount her advisers tell her you need to win the governorship, she will write that check and maybe a good more for measure. and jerry brown is looking at this race and saying maybe i ll lose this. and he had to do something very hard for him, call bill clinton. and he gets bill clinton to come out to california and campaign for him. will you do it? will you elect jerry brown? if you transported somebody from 1992 to 2010 california and showed them bill clinton and jerry brown standing on the same stage singing each other s praises, wouldn t have believed it. before midnight on election night whitman conceded and brown was about to begin an unexpected