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Not to burst anyone's bubble, but I've worked all over Cal., and from what I hear out of people, they aren't thrilled with Davis, but the only they want less is another Republican as governor, visions of Wilson are still dancing in everyone's head. I think he lost Cal. for the Rublicans for a long time. Riordan might have been able to do it, since he was really a Democrat anyway, but I'd be surprised if Simon wins. From what I've seen he's been an invisible candidate, just saw him on the news with Bush today, but aside from that, his appearances seem few and far between. They mentioned on the news that his campaign fund is down to nearly zero, which doesn't bode well either.

A Reminder from Simon's Recent Past

(01-29) 05:39 PST LOS ANGELES (AP) --

"Former Mayor Richard Riordan holds a double-digit lead against his GOP rivals in the gubernatorial primary and is running even with Gov. Gray Davis in a possible fall matchup, according to a Los Angeles Times poll released Tuesday.

The poll found Riordan receiving 34 percent support from people likely to vote in the March 5 primary, followed by Los Angeles businessman Bill Simon with 20 percent and Secretary of State Bill Jones with 13 percent.

A third of likely GOP voters, however, said they were undecided.

In a general election matchup, Riordan and Davis were neck-and-neck among registered voters, with 43 percent and 44 percent of the vote, respectively. The poll found Davis beating both Simon and Jones with the same margin, 51 percent to 33 percent.
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Let's see, Simon won the 'primary' big, and Davis' 18 point lead before the primary has shrunk to 14. Davis losing 8 points from 51 to 43 and Simon losing 4 points from 33 to 29. The 'undecided' going from 16 to 28. SHADY Gray's 'lights' are getting dimmer, IMHO.

the only thing they want less is another Republican as governor, visions of Wilson are still dancing in everyone's head. I think he lost Cal. for the Rublicans for a long time.

For me, it wasn't Wilson's stand on the issues that made me mad. It was his promise during the debate with Kathleen Connell that he would complete his term as governor, and then one month after being re-elected he announced his candidacy for president -- in New York!

-PJ