Except it's not just the liberal media. A few days ago I caught some comments by John & Ken on their afternoon radio talk show (KFI in Los Angeles). From the snippet I heard, I gathered that they'd interviewed Bill Simon the previous day.
I have to explain at this point that John & Ken hate Gray Davis with an intensity and passion that is unsurpassed by anything (with the possible exception of their distaste for Gary Condit). They desperately want Davis to lose in November, and they'd line up behind anybody who has any chance of defeating him.
They were railing against Bill Simon, because he had apparently given them the standard interview responses filled with all the standard cliches and evasions that politicians are prone to use to avoid being pinned down on issues. John & Ken were terrified that Simon was going to be buried by Davis unless Simon got his act together and and found some competent people to manage his campaign.
The above is only anecdotal evidence, but I get a similar impression from other sources. Gray Davis is facing what would normally be considered a "perfect storm" -- a combination of his insane energy policies, his openly-extortionary fundraising mania, his corrupt cronies, highly-hostile "allies" among Democratic legislators and liberal special-interest groups, a dislikable personality subject to raging temper tantrums, and a state budget that has plunged from a huge surplus to a vastly-larger deficit during his first term. If ever an incumbent Democratic Governor in solidly-Democratic California was beatable, Davis is that person.
But unless he changes what he's doing, Simon might very well blow this golden opportunity.
Don't bet on it.
Bush lost California by three (count 'em, three) votes per precinct.
The hurdle is not as high as the media would like us to believe. Gill Scott Heron had a silly song in the early 70's "the revolution will not be televised" ..., well, he's finally right, but it's a different revolution than he had in mind.
BTW, what did you do today to stop Davis and help Simon? FReepmail me if you want to get involved in the volunteer effort. FRegards!
...as do Larry Elder KABC790 and Hugh Hewitt KRLA870, the other two afternoon drive time radio hosts in L.A. Hewitt calls Davis: "the ungovernor"!
OK AFTER we have established that Simon is ahead by 4-8 points you want him to change his team and his strategy???....or do you not believe that he's ahead, in which case you didn't read/don't believe the article.
John and Ken are flakes. They probably DO believe what they read in both TIMES. That's why they are frantic. Simon is ahead. Simon will win. Period.