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Remember the break-through for Reagan in New Hampshire when he invited all the Republican candidates to the debate, and said, "Mr. Breen, I paid for this miicrophone."? Well, actually, his name was "Green." But Reagan got a "fair-play" bump from that event, and never looked back.
I think Simon is doing the same thing to Davis, here. If Davis ducks the debate, he will look small, childish and cowardly. Every little bit helps in the war against Davis.

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But what happens if the LA Slimes continues to bar Camejo from being allowed to attend. Will Simon refuse to do the debate? I doubt it, because that would be cutting off your nose to spite your face. Simon has to make sure to make hay over this issue during and after the debate, not just before it. With Rollins calling the shots, he's got a decent chance.

Personally, I don't think Simon did anything wrong with inviting Camejo as a guest. It would have thrown Davis completely off his game (and made him angry just looking at him in the audience). It was actually a smart move.

The real story, the one you aren't going to here in the press, is that in the rules of the debate said that Simon and Davis could each bring 25 guests. The rules didn't say, "You can being 25 guests, but not Peter Camejo". There were not restrictions on who the guests were. But Davis said he wouldn't show up if Camejo showed up.

I don't like the Greenies anymore than any FReeper, but the one thing I respect them on is that the real Greens are true believers. They really believe what they are doing is best for the country or state, they are sincere. Most Democrats and liberal Republicans are in it for what they can get, how they can manipulate, the game, or power. They don't look at the future and see how their actions are going to impact it.

IMHO.