FACT: Meg Whitman and her campaign are willing to say and do anything to avoid open debate.

FACT: Whitman’s press secretary Sarah Pompei wanted anonymity while attempting to circulate an attack video against Steve Poizner.

FACT: Meg Whitman and her campaign prefer to take the low road instead of open debates in front of California voters and media.

Ducking Debates Raises Serious Questions About Whitman’s Qualifications To Be Governor:

Whitman’s Refusal To Debate Is “Beginning To Raise Questions.” “Meg Whitman’s refusal to debate in the early months of her campaign for governor is beginning to raise questions about whether it’s part of a long-term strategy to limit her exposure and carefully control the image she wants to project.” (Steven Harmon, “Whitman’s Refusal To Debate Raises Questions,” Contra Costa Times, 8/23/09)

FlashReport’s Jon Fleischman Said “It’s Not Enough To Be Invited Into A Staged Environment And Into A Comfort Zone.” Fleischman: “It’s not enough to be invited into a staged environment and into a comfort zone. … I think there’s a great deal of desire to see her engaged in an unscripted environment to help people get a sense of her beyond her resume and stump speech. It would be my hope that Whitman would appear in more debates, especially given the fact that she’s new to politics and largely undefined.” (Steven Harmon, “Whitman’s Refusal To Debate Raises Questions,” Contra Costa Times, 8/23/09)