The big news, of course, is the debate – the last one of the campaign season, but possibly the only one Meg Whitman would like to remember. 

Whitman came out swinging, and hit Jerry Brown harder than in either of the first two debates, both of which were called in Brown's favor by most political analysts and commentators.

Tuesday’s debate was the first time, too, the Brown’s off-the-cuff style seemed to backfire. Brown flubbed a question about “whoregate,” and opened the door for an attack from Whitman. 

The race was tight going into the debate, and it will still be tight in the debate’s aftermath, as neither candidate was good enough or bad enough to gain or lose much ground.

Before the news broke that a Brown aid had described Whitman as a “whore,” Brown was leading among female voters 47 percent to 37 percent. Even after stumbling over a question about the incident in the debate, though,Brown has said he doesn’t think it will affect his standing among women. 

More coverage of the debate: Politico, L.A. Times, New York Times 

Whitman and Brown were both left out of the official voter guide because they spent too much money on their campaigns: CBS13 

While Brown and Whitman were fighting each other, Green Party gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells was fighting the law. Wells was arrested outside of the debate: SF Chronicle 

Despite “maidgate,” Whitman, who trails significantly with Latino voters, has earned the endorcsement of an influential Latino evangelist. Yahoo! News 

Tom Hollihan, a professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication, analyzes the debate:

"Brown should have apologized immediately about one of his campaign team’s comments about Whitman. But Whitman also struggled when addressing the issue of her former ‘houskeeper’; she’s probably going to lose some Latino voters over that.”

"Personally, I think the winner of the debate was Tom Brokaw; he did a great job of asking the candidates pointed questions."