2010 California governor's race pits political veteran Jerry Brown against political newcomer Meg Whitman (The Newsroom)

The Newsroom - Brown ran for president unsuccessfully in 1976, 1980 and 1992. He was defeated in a run for United States Senate in 1982. After a return to the private sector, Brown was elected chairman of the California Democratic National Committee in 1989, a position he resigned from in 1991. After mulling a U.S. Senate run, Brown ran for president a third time in 1992, losing the nomination to Bill Clinton. Brown was elected as mayor of Oakland in 1998 and then California's attorney general in 2004.Michael Schumacher Tom Hanks Rush Limbaugh Denzel Washington