Simon Could Still Win This - He’s pulled out from behind before

NRO ^ | November 5, 2002 | Mark Joseph

[daviddennis]

Well, Wolfstar, at least this means you can vote against her.

I voted at 7:15 this morning, with low traffic (all four booths occupied, only one person ahead of me), but just for fun I passed by my polling place around 12:15 this afternoon. As far as I could tell, it was absolutely dead in there, no line at all visible outside the building, and no obvious voter traffic. This has to be mean low turnout since I was there well within the normal lunch period.

So I think our turnout is looking absolutely miserable, which of course is great for Simon.

Crossing my fingers ...

D

[Coop]

Please tell me you're in a strongly Democratic precinct. :-)

[Democratshavenobrains]

So does that mean it would be better for Pataki to lose NY, because he isn't really a conservative? The dems don't care how many conservative southern governors they elect, as long as he has a D by his name.

[SBprone]

I voted for Simon this morning. I've also been reading the commentary by Common Tator alleging that Simon is a political idiot and that his insistence on running a negative campaign is what has doomed him and caused the Bush administration to write him off months ago. Pending the election results, I've got to agree with Tator's assessment.

How I would love to be proven wrong tonight!

[luckodeirish]

Sadly, I have to agree that it was a poorly run campaign. Oh well, we can hold our breath for 4 more years.

[nickcarraway]

Just voted for Bill Simon, graduate of Williams College and Newark Academy High School.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Seven more hours of voting in California! There are still undecideds who are undecideds! Do your part to drag them away from the Dark Side!

California politics is like California baseball: it ain't over 'til it's over!

Let's get out the vote! Here's a tool...

Click here to download the California Republican Liberty Caucus' tri-fold pamphlet on the governor's race!

It's a .pdf file, so you'll need Acrobat Reader... it's free, and chances are good you already have it on your computer. Try the link and see.

Print it using the printer-icon button in the Acrobat toolbar in your browser (not File|Print in your browser's menu). It's intended for double-sided printing using single pieces of paper-- no stapling needed if you do it that way, and saves trees! ;-) Print one side, then invert the paper and feed it through a second time for the second side. Fold, and sally forth to get out the vote!

Give this to friends, walk your neighborhood, take it to stores, give a wad of 'em to your school, hand some out at your house of worship, at clubs, at stores and small businesses...

Let's retire Gray Davis!

Let's show the media and RINOs that "It's the base, stupid!"

Let's show Gray Davis that money can't buy him love ...or re-election!

Freepers and RLC activists can claim considerable credit for nominating Bill Simon, so now let's elect him!

[nickcarraway]

Riordan is a Clinton clone. Why would Republicans vote for someone who couldn't even hide his contempt for Republicans?

[Revolting cat!]

Some crosseyed maroon at the office where I was parked during lunch said that his wife had told him not to vote for Davis because he (Davis) had vetoed the bill that would give drivers licenses to illegal aliens. Then, after a pregnant pause, the maroon dropped the bomb by revealing to the assembled the big secret: "It was politically motivated!" In any event, that's two more for us, as he and his spouse voted for some Independent Party candidate.

[kellynla]

Thanks for the ping. I just finished voting. Strait GOP! And "No" on all propositions. As slow as the website is now it will probably go down as the day progresses. DUMP DAVIS!

[daviddennis]

I'm in Assembly District 41.

When I voted in the primary, I think there were two Democratic booths, one "other" booth and a single Republican booth. I was told that reflected the level of registration.

However, at that time the overwhelming majority of people who showed up were Republicans. As I remember, I had to wait quite a while to vote because of that. Of course one likely reason for this is that Gray Davis was the only serious Democratic contender, while there were two distinct Republican choices.

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if the same people who showed up to nominate Simon will appear to elect Simon. I consider the modest turnout to be encouraging news, but certainly not the last word.

D

[Gophack]

Riordan couldn't have beaten Davis. Conservative Republicans would have stayed home, and we would definitely lose all down-ticket races. I, for one, could never have voted for Riordan. There's not even ONE THING I agree with him on, and frankly, his office would have been filled with Democrats, and he would have signed all the gay rights and abortion legislation and tax increases that Davis did. In fact, Riordan is MORE liberal than Davis on tax and spend issues -- Riordan advocates repealing Prop. 13 -- even DAVIS hasn't done that!

Don't write Simon off. It's still early. And the election will be close. IMHO.

[Sloth]

He's pulled out from behind before

Yeah, like that picture of Davis accepting a perfectly legal donation -- I think he pulled that out of his behind.

[daviddennis]

My skeptical friend who begain this campaign as a strong Davis supporter has been severely worn down by my efforts to persuade him. I finally showed him my Gray & Me video and told him to vote for Simon. He said he will, something I think he's been leaning towards for a while.

Since he's a heavy Democrat, this is a big step for him.

I've talked to three of the office's cutest women. They're all going for Simon.

If I'd been asked, I would have guessed that this company was full of Democrats, so I've been pleasantly surprised at people's voting intentions. It looks like grass roots activism is really working!

D

[jpl]

You're thinking of Michael Huffington.

Or perhaps Barney Frank?

[Commie Basher]

I voted for Simon in the primary and again today, but I think he has only about a 10% chance of winning.

I voted for Simon in the primary, but voted for Copeland today. Tonight, I will be attending one of several LP "Victory Parties" in the LA/Orange county area (yes, the LP is big enough to sustain several big bashes).

[CounterCounterCulture]

CALIFORNIA STATE Election Discussion Thread

[Coop]

doomed him and caused the Bush administration to write him off months ago.

President Bush did three fundraisers for Simon in late August - just over two months ago.

[Wolfstar]

In the school where I vote, they accommodate two precincts back-to-back. I asked about turnout at both tables. Aso of about 12:30pm Pacific time, it was running around 16%, which is low even for mid-term elections. Hard to know if this poor turnout is holding up elsewhere in California.

[X-Servative]

Voted for Simon this morning. The more I look back at the Simon campaign, the more I see a political novice who believed his campaign staff knew what they were doing. His mistake was not taking more control after the first few gaffes.

I like Simon and believe he will make a good Governor...I just hope his campaign managers did not blow it.