[GreatOne]

Letting his ego get in the way of reality.

[Arkinsaw]

What happens if all 500 candidates tie with 1 vote apiece?

[Mr. Mojo]

Bill Simon has about the same chance as Larry Flynt, Angeline, and Gary Coleman --- zero.

[Lunatic Fringe]

I would vote for Simon- he's the only one with the guts to deal with immigration.

[Dan from Michigan]

Simon had his chance and couldn't beat a weakened Davis.

[Salvation]

Why do you say looserville?

Because he is a Catholic?

Because he only lost to Davis by 5 points in the last election?

Because he showed up with his wife as well as his children for filing his papers.

Because he is the true conservative in this race.

Are you sure you have the facts??

Or are you just for Arnold?????

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Arnold will get 50% of the Democrat vote, 50% of the independent vote and 50% of the Republican vote.

Slam dunk!!

[lilylangtree]

Up with Simon and down with Termite the Terminator.

[Commander8]

He had his chance, but he blew it by conceding too early. One problem I have with Bill Simon is that he's stuck in this 1950s nice guy civility rut. If he does get elected, John Burton is going to cuss him out, and Simon will just stand there with that silly grin and not defend himself.

[Bigg Red]

If at first you run a crappy campaign, try, try again.

&&&

Most of us learn from our mistakes. Why don't you give him the benefit of the doubt? I don't pretend to know anything about CA or its politics, but, from what I have read, Simon is an honest and decent man.

[FRgal4u]

Losing once is not enough, losing twice is Better!!

this will be Simon's motto!

sure, Simon almost beat Davis last yr - but then again, how can Davis win with just 40-42% approvals before the election in the first place! How many Simon votes were the vote against Davis in the first place.

Simon do have a place in cali gop politics - he serves as the signpost why his likes will NEVER get elected in that state..and if cali gop wants to be in the wilderness for the enxt decades to come, they can keep on electing the simonites.

NY GOP learned their lessons and tolerate a Pataki and a Rudy..why can't Cali GOP learn its lessons? California is NO Mississippi! Simon may win the Mississippi Governership, but in California, keep on dreaming...

[Scenic Sounds]

Hasta la vista, Senor Simon.

[TheDon]

If Simon was serious about running, he should have been first in line. He gave up his second shot at the prize, and should have followed Issa's lead.

[nickcarraway]

Stop acting like a Democrat, or you are the loser!

[litany_of_lies]

This is REALLY disappointing Simon's entry shows that his ego is more important to him than the future of the state:
- If you want a conservative, you have a much more credible one with actual experience in office in McClintock. Simon's entry dilutes McClintock, doesn't hurt the Dems at all, and could hurt Arnold a lot.
- If you're willing to take a chance as a conservative on a moderate Republican who will grow in offfice, as I think Arnold will, you stay out and take that chance. As soon as Arnold declared, Riordan stayed out for this very reason. But Bill Simon--NOOOO.
- Bill Simon is more willing to take the huge chance that a Dem sneaks in because moderates and the right divide themselves a hundred ways. He can't win; he shouldn't have entered; he should run for Congress in his district if it's held by a Dem, especially if it's the one the despicable Loretta Sanchez represents, or he should just get the hell out of the way.

CA conservatives had better wake up and smell the coffee, or they'll see another Dem replacing Davis. Even Rush doesn't seem to get it, after all his lecturing to us about the importance of winning, that Arnold is better than any Democrat. Unlike Bloomberg, he's been GOP for decades.

Hold your nose if you have to, guys and gals, just take the Statehouse.

BTW, all of the above is why I hope Savage gets a grip and doesn't run.

[breakem]

The republicans have successfully split their vote between McClintock, Uberoth (sp), Arnold, and now Simon. The dems are smart and will let Busta have the road. I heard Garimendi backed out. The dems will win the election.

[BearArms]

I frankly don't understand why any social conservative who won't vote for Arnold because he's too liberal on things like abortion and gays would vote instead for Simon. In his last campaign, from what I've heard and read, Simon spent most of his time apologizing for his conservative positions and all but assuring everyone that he would do absolutely nothing on those issues if he were elected.

What would be the point in electing a toothless social conservative to office? Why not just negotiate with Arnold and see if he'll come out for some of the more mainstream conservative proposals in exchange for perhaps some grass roots support now and in the future?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[cartoonistx]

Here's one I drew in October 2002;

[krb]

If at first you run a crappy campaign, try, try again.

Reagan ran and failed in 1976, then we all know what he did in 1980.

[Commander8]

He had his chance last year and blew it by refusing to defend himself from mudslinging and and conceding too early.