Poizner, Whitman throw sharp elbows

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Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman struggled to say on topic and exchanged personal attacks Sunday in their second debate.

Poizner blasted Meg Whitman’s support for ‘amnesty’ for illegal immigrants and her past support of Barbara Boxer.

Whitman responded by saying, ‘There is only one liberal Republican on stage tonight and it is not me. It is true that he has changed his position on virtually everything because he will say and do anything to get elected.’

But Whitman did try to explain her past support for Boxer. ‘I did support Barbara Boxer because she was on the right side of one issue’ -- taxation of the Internet.

-- Anthony York