He doesn't stand for anything and will get nailed for how LA/DWP stung the State for power. Davis is already attacking him for his inconsistencies. His operatives are obviously paid thugs without innate enthusiasm. The only constituency he really owns are gay Republicans who don't want to pay taxes. There is no way he will beat Gray Davis.
Jones has the loyalty of his long-time affiliations in Sacramento, but that alienates him from the rest of the party. He comes across as a hard and bitter man.
As you know, my money is on Bill Simon. This is a candidate who is clearly honest, decent, and genuine. He knows how to lead and is capable of learning. You should see the obvious enthusiasm in the Party for this man.
That alone should tell you something. I've NEVER in my life put a bumper sticker on a car before. I haven't seen anyone like him since Reagan took the 1964 primary from George Christopher, the last Republican mayor of San Francisco. If we elect Riordan, he'll destroy the heart of the Party in this State, and we'll never recover it, just like George Christopher did to San Francisco. If Republicans vote their hearts instead of copping out for a political rationale, Simon will win.
I saw an ad on the TeeVee last night bout this very subject! What a slam on Riordan over the power issue. I didn't pay enough attention to see who sponsored the ad, however.
Well said. And, it needs to be pointed out that the so-called "political rationale" is a deception for all the reasons you names above, Riordan CAN'T beat Gray Davis.
If Riordan gets the nomination, he'll clearly have trouble securing the votes of the conservative wing. They'd rather have Davis get the nod than to vote for Riordan. I question the wisdom of that, but I don't doubt it.
The only way Riordan wins is if he gets a sizeable amount of Democrats to vote for him. But, that's probably true of whomever the Republicans nominate, because you don't have the votes by yourselves.
The political equation is whether more Republicans would turn out to vote for Simon in the General Election, and in what numbers. I don't think it's a stretch to guess that Simon would get less Democrat voter support than Riordan would.