ms. whitman.e franchise tax board reported that in 2008, the median household income in california was just under $69,000. your personal wealth was $1.3 billion that same year. there is a vast difference between the life you lead and the lives of millions in the state lead. my question -- what you say to average folks who may doubt that the super wealthy person really gets the sacrifices they made? >> let me thank you very much for the cable tv broadcasters for this debate. thank you for the tech museum. it is fun to be back in my home town. i have been very fortunate in my career, but it was not always like this. when we moved to california in 1981, he was a resident at university of california and that was a new consultant. we have been successful, but we embody the california dream. what i see every day on the campaign trail -- i've spent the last year and a half talking to individuals about their lives. i bend to their places of business and their homes. what i see is anxiety around unemployme

ms. whitman.ast week the franchise tax board reported that in 2008, the median household income was just under $69,000. that same year, forbes magazine estimated your personal wealth at $1.3 billion. there is a vast difference between your life and those of the people that you want to govern. what you say to that average people who may doubt that someone as wealthy as you really understand their sacrifices? >> thank you very much for the cable tv broadcasters and the tech museum. it's fun to be back in my home town. i have been very fortunate in my career, but it was not always like this. when my husband and i moved to california in 1981, he was a resident at uc san francisco. i was just a representative. we've been remarkably successful, but we embody the california dream. what i see every day on the campaign trail -- i have spent the last year and a half talking to people about their lives. i've gone to their homes and their places of business. i see deep anxiety around and plymouth. people are

ms. whitman going to have to run to the right of mr.warzenegger if they hope to turn out to the republican vote. -- the republican vote? host: do you think that they should run to the right? caller: yes, they should. i am running to the right of governor schwarzenegger, so i think that they should do the same. guest: polling would suggest that you're not the only one, and certainly not the only republican in california that feels that way. as governor schwarzenegger enters his last year in office, i have not been entirely focused on what he has been up to. one thing i have focused on is attorney general brown. we think jerry brown and an overwhelmingly democratic legislature would be disastrous for the future of the state of california. i am not sure who will win the primary, whether it is meg whitman or steve poizner, but i am confident that they will run on fiscal conservatism. and i believe either one of them would be competitive against the democratic candidates. host: nathan daschle, along with jerry brown you have a cuomo and edmo

ms. whitman going to have to runo the right of mr.chwarzenegger if they hope to turn out to the republican vote. -- the republican vote? host: do you think that they should run to the right? caller: yes, they should. i am running to the right of governor schwarzenegger, so i think that they should do the same. guest: polling would suggest that you're not the only one, and certainly not the only republicann california that feels that way. as governor schwarzenegger enters his last year in office, i have not been entirely focused on what he has been up to. one thing i have focused on is attorney general brown. we think jerry brown and an overwhelmingly democratic legislature would be disastrous for the future of the state of cifornia. i am not sure who will win the primary, whether it is meg whitman or steve poizner, but i am confident that they will run on fiscal conservatism. and i beeve either one of them would be competitive against the democratic candidates. host: nathan daschle, along with jerry brown you have a cuomo and edmonton