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While, the results are nice to hear, I question the accuracy of the poll and would caution against putting too much faith in the results.

A survey of 825 California voters "somewhat likely" to vote in the November 2002 General Election....

A sample size of 825 is not a bad sample size, but I question what "somewhat likely" to vote means and how the sample was collected. However, most of the traditional survey's by telephone tend to over count democrats rather than republicans, so it is hard to say. While it beats a finding going the other direction, it is not a sure deal yet for Simon.

GO SIMON. Earth to Gov. Davis, start sprucing up your resume. Maybe you can get Clinton to mentor you for an investment banking/investment job! (Barf!)

The 'somewhat likely' voters are more Democrat than the 'very likely' ones, so I think that this poll might even be understating the support for Simon among those who'll actually end up at the polls. That's my fervent hope anyway.

However, most of the traditional survey's by telephone tend to over count democrats rather than republicans...

Not true, actually. I have done extensive polling for independent polling outfits, and it is standard practice to inquire about political affiliation and to make the sample reflect the proportions of registered Reps/Dems/Libs/Greens in the general population. So cheer up, because while 6 1/2 months is too early to declare that Davis is 'done', he is starting to brown up real good and emit a savory odor!