Salon: As midterm elections go, California faces a doozy this November. There’s a juicy governor’s race, with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a Republican, determined to spend whatever it takes to deny Jerry Brown a second go-round in Sacramento. There’s an equally high-profile senatorial showdown, featuring former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina’s attempt to dethrone the longtime Bay Area liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer. Both races are getting plenty of national attention, and deservedly …