[gubamyster]

ping

[kinghorse]

We have a winner in the questionable formation of a sentence award for today.

[Asclepius]

... Much will hinge on turnout ...

Bloody hell. Turn out. Turn out. Turn out. Have we all become so partisan and knee-jerk-reflexive that message means nothing, that every election hinges solely on mobilizing the the party faithful?

I curse the emptiness of our age.

Yes, I voted.

[ER_in_OC,CA]

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

IMHO, what has to happen for Simon to win:

Teachers Unions
Their stated disgust for Davis has to materialize in low teacher turnout and/or votes for Simon or Camejo. The teachers have hurt Davis already in that they don't seem to be organizing a GOTV effort on his behalf.

Bandwagoners
A chunk of CA voters flow with a tide. These folks need to decide they don't like Davis and to vote instead for spoiler Simon or just throw in "play votes" for the Lib or Green Candidate.

Bay Area
Polling has shown Davis' core strength to be in the Bay Area. We're gonna need some dismal turnout there as well as the vegan-crowd voting for Camejo.

Repub Showup
Repubs need to forget the conventional wisdom that this race is over and vote for Simon. A good sign is that they'd already done so in the primary election.

Latino Split
Latinos voted huge for Davis 4 years ago. The "official latino community spokespersons" are mad at Davis for several reasons (including one that I agree with Davis on -- his veto of the illegal alien driver's license). They've threatened to not push hard for Davis and Simon has made an effort to get votes from Latinos. If Simon can get a few more votes here than expected, and Davis can lose votes to Camejo, this can help.

Bottom Line: Davis is the heavy favorite. Our hope is that Davis' voters are overconfident and don't show up.

[clintonh8r]

...He's pulled out from behind before..."

You're thinking of Michael Huffington.

[trebb]

"He's pulled out from behind before"

San Francisco Bars?

[Democratshavenobrains]

Simon is done. I hate to state the obvious, but Riordan would have been the better candidate. I'd rather have a RINO than this Clinton clone.

[luckodeirish]

An amazing thing just occured here at work. A long time dem just dropped by my office to tell me he had cast his vote for SIMON, as he said he "just could not vote for Davis". Said his wife was doing the same thing. Let's see how this turns out...

[Pagey]

Most of the people I do business with are voting for Bill Simon, because we know what a piece of waste "RED" Davis truly is.(I do believe that Simon's Handlers/Chief of Staff, or whoever ran his campaign and made several bad judgements, should receive a public whipping.)

[Wolfstar]

It's lunchtime in California as I post this. Am now on my way to vote for Simon and a straight Republican ticket (I live close to where I work). Anything is possible, but I frankly doubt Simon will win. But you must forgive my pessimism. The Marxist 'Rats in Sacramento vastly expanded the former central L.A. 35th Cong. district southward to protect Maxine Waters from an influx of Hispanics in that old district. So I am now on the southern-most edge of the new 35th (memo to self: move!) and have to see Mad Max's name disgracing my ballot today. Yuch!!!!

[nickcarraway]

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

[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.

[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.

[CounterCounterCulture]

CALIFORNIA STATE Election Discussion Thread

[Saundra Duffy]

Here's hoping and praying for Bill Simon, our hero! For victory & freedom!!!

[Saundra Duffy]

BUMP for this article! GO, SIMON! For victory & freedom!!!

[uglybiker]

DUMP
on
DAVIS!
BUMP!