Cantor and McCain Endorse Meg Whitman

(Fox & Hounds) House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, who has arguably emerged as the conservative leader in Congress, will endorse Meg Whitman for Governor in Los Angeles Thursday.

(Newsmax) Arizona Sen. John McCain will announce his support for Republican Meg Whitman in California’s 2010 gubernatorial race Friday, a Whitman spokesman says.

"We are thrilled to have someone of his stature as part of the team," spokesman Mitch Zak told Associated Press.

Whitman, former chief executive of eBay, was a national co-chair of McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign and advised him on economic issues.

She seeks to replace incumbent Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who can’t run for a third straight term and has lost popularity amid California’s financial crisis anyway.

Whitman has earned support from other powerful Republicans on the national scene as well. Former California Gov. Pete Wilson is her campaign chairman, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has endorsed her.