Riordan Leads, Simon Gains (my title)

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[TheAngryClam]

Riordan Still Ahead of the Pack with Two Weeks to Go Until the Primary
Richard Riordan still holds a sizeable lead in the Republican gubernatorial race according to the latest News10-Survey USA poll.

Nearly half of those polled, 44 percent, are supporting Riordan versus 30 percent for businessman Bill Simon and 16 percent for Secretary of State Bill Jones. Only six percent of the voters polled consider themselves undecided. The poll of 605 voters has an error rate of 4.0 percent.

In a match up with current Gov. Gray Davis, Riordan had been leading by as many as five percentage points or more, but the latest News10 survey shows that Davis' attack ads are apparently having some effect. The latest results show Davis in almost a dead heat with Riordan. If the election were held this week, 44 percent of California voters said they would vote for Riordan, while 43 percent preferred Davis.

The sampling for the Davis match-up, which polled roughly equal numbers of voters from both parties, was more than 1,300 voters. That portion of the carries an error rate of plus or minus 2.6 percent.

When Davis is matched with Bill Jones it's a dead heat. Both brought in 43 percent of the vote.

Against Simon, Davis is three percentage points ahead. The poll showed Davis being preferred by 45 percent of voters, while 42 percent said they would vote for Simon if the election was now.

The poll also showed a significant slide in liberal support for Riordan, meaning his traditional powerbase has eroded somewhat. At the end of January, 62 percent of those who consider themselves liberals supported Riordan. Now, only 37 percent are supporting him. Once again, Davis' attack ads in the area of the death penalty and abortion may be causing some of the shift.

[TheAngryClam]

Simon's broken the 30% barrier! With Jones sucking away some desparately needed support, Riordan wins. With that support, conservatives can beat Riordan. Thus the answer is clear:

BILL JONES MUST DROP OUT NOW!

Call his campaign office at (916) 349-2002 and urge him to drop out for the good of the GOP and conservatives. Be polite, since it's just not his time. I even left them my contact info for a future senate run, and offered to donate money, but I told them that this was on the condition that he withdraws from the race within a week. If everyone else does too, all of us win- we get a real conservative and alternative to RINO Riordan and Davis, and we have someone ready to start a 2004 senate campaign. This must happen soon. Let's get to work, freepers!

[TheAngryClam]

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[The Vast Right Wing]

If were going to lose, we might as well do it with a Conservative instead of selling out our principles for tricky dick riordan. Go Simon.

[goldstategop]

Much of Dickie Pooh's support is soft. He hasn't even broken the 50% barrier, which is not a good sign for someone who supposedly has the nomination all wrapped up. Bill Simon is now in the double digits and with two weeks before primary day his poll numbers are likely to only go up. And although I'm not a betting man, the odds are he's likely to win a low turnout primary handily. The chances are good Bill Jones will have dropped out sometime before primary day if his numbers haven't budged by the the middle of next week.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Simon has far more support than what this poll indicates. IMO he's way above 30%. This poll was probably conducted among Davis staff members.

Now if Jones would fricking get outta the race that 16% would go to Simon!

[TheAngryClam]

I know, I've seen them. I work for his campaign and I watched the party people at the convention. It was like a race between Jones and Simon. All of Riordan's people look like he hired them. But we have to stick with the "official" numbers, after all.

[Chairman Fred]

If Rear-dan gets the nomination, Davis will get 70% of the vote in November, as conservatives sit out the election.

[ServesURight]

Much of Dickie Pooh's support is soft.

Yep! The only support Riordan has is from the liberal media. I hope he gets his head handed to him in the primary. If he's the GOP nominee, I encourage all conservative Californians to get the hell outta dodge and let the Golden state fall into the Pacific.

[goldstategop]

Conservatives will sit out the election if that happens. Count me among them.

[ServesURight]

If Rear-dan gets the nomination, Davis will get 70% of the vote in November, as conservatives sit out the election.

Hell, some conservatives will probably vote for Davis simply to spite Riordan.

Some of Riordan's proposals are even more fascist than Davis'.....

[colorado tanker]

These trial heat numbers are very, very bad for Davis. He is virtually tied with all Republican candidates. A Democrat incumbant in a Democrat state 10 months before the general election should be way ahead at this point. Take heart, California pubbies!

[BlkConserv]

Riordan is too old to be dabbling in public office. The man is 70-something years old he needs to be put out to pasture somewhere. He doesn't have support from the right and the left will double-cross him come November. Obviously, there is some type of agenda at work here.

[John Jorsett]

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[Ol' Sparky]

Time for Simon to cut a deal with Jones! Jones drops out, Riordan doesn't have a chance.

[donozark]

NRA has endorsed Jones. GOA has endorsed Simon. Both candidates sound fine to me. However, Riordan is a nightmare and yet he may capture this election due to splitting of conservative vote. Were I a resident of Kali, not sure which one gets my vote. Both Simon and Jones sound like they would do a good job.

[Saundra Duffy]

Bill Jones never gave a penny to "Gay" Davis during the '98 governor's race. Bill Simon and Riordan did. In addition, Bill Simon didn't bother voting in three out of the last five GOP primaries. These are two issues which are hard for me to swallow. Go Jones! For victory & freedom!!!

[let freedom sing]

Today is the last day to register to vote in California Primary-- pass it on

[let freedom sing]

Today is the last day to register to vote in California Primary-- pass it on

[TheAngryClam]

Oh, it's hard to swallow not voting in three out of five primaries, is it? How about Jones betraying his word and ditching Bush when he needed his support most (after losing the NH primary to McCain)? Jones is simply an opportunist.