GOP gubernatorial candidate Whitman outlines stands

After reading chapters 1 and 2 in Hetherington I thought this article on Ebay executive Meg Whitman was quite fascinating. Some of her beliefs, like many other republicans, are too conservative for Californians, who usually in presidential elections vote democratic, but have the Terminator who is a republican, in office. Are her beliefs about gay marriage and not giving help to undocumented immigrants some of the issues that would hold her back from winning the election of governor in a couple years? I think these are some issues that in other states might help her, but because of her location and geography will only hurt her. I just thought this was an interesting little piece of what hurts her in Cali, could help her in a place that bleeds red, like a southern state or Colorado, which has voted republican as of lately. Coming off more moderately might have helped her on a few of these issues here. Could being moderate on the issue of gay marriage hurt her in other red states, most certainly. I just find it interesting that a person's poison in one state could be a person's gold in another state.