Simon passes slumping Riordan in GOP race, poll finds

San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 2/27/2002 | John Marelius

[dalereed]

This is the lead article on the front Page!!!

Considering that up to 20% of the sheeple will vote for who they think the winner will be, front page articles like this in the major newspapers will make Riordan burnt toast!

[eureka!]

How sweet. Now, time to push harder....

[eureka!]

"A majority of likely general election voters, 54 percent, told the Field Poll they were not inclined to vote to give Davis a second term. Only 39 percent said they were inclined to vote for Davis."

This too is sweet. An incumbent with less than 40% of likely voters is in deep doo doo. Still a long way to go though...

[owl]

Someone's listening to Gray Davis' prayers...

[randog]

Just goes to show you what happens when you give conservative voters a conservative to vote for.

[spokeshave]

No ..it's a devious plot by the rats to keep GOP voters at home...

Keep your powder dry ...vote early and often

[wjcsux]

We need to keep praying. Riordan and Grayout Davis sound like they are almost the same. Simon sounds like a pretty good choice.

[d14truth]

"Someone's listening to Gray Davis' prayers"--

If he only had one. {;~)

Don't forget to VOTE!!! on Tuesday, March 5 - Californians.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

How sweet. Now, time to push harder....

Ditto bump

[SuziQ]

But thanks to Davis' unprecedented, cross-party advertising barrage targeting Riordan, and Simon's efforts to establish himself as the candidate of GOP conservatives, the race has shifted about as dramatically as anything pollsters have ever seen.

Sounds like Davis might find himself bitten in the butt by the 'law of unintended consequences'. It certainly couldn't happen to a more 'deserving' Democrat!!

[rightwing2]

Now the three Republicans stack up much the same against Davis. Riordan leads the incumbent 46 percent to 40 percent. But Simon is now also ahead, 44 percent to 42 percent. And Jones is in striking distance, trailing 43 percent to 41 percent.

And our mushy moderate friends on FR keep telling us that a pro-life conservative can't win in California...Even if this poll is slightly tilted toward the GOP, it clearly shows that Simon is at most only a few points behind and in striking distance to defeat Davis which is remarkable for a contentious GOP primary like this one. It goes to show that Davis's support is very weak.

[Joe Brower]

I have read that Simon is strongly pro-2nd Amendment. This is great news.

Unfortunately, I have also read that he is in favor of granting amnesty to the millions of illegal aliens that inhabit the Golden State. This is not good.

Can anyone provide any data on this?

[Toidylop]

said Mark DiCamillo, associate director of the nonpartisan Field Poll

This must be a joke, right!!!

Good news BTW :)

[veronica]

I'll believe it when I see it. The Field poll is rather notorious for being inaccurate out here now. If Simon can beat Davis I'll be all for it. If Rudy can help him do that.. all the better. But frankly I doubt it. Any Republican who wants to win in California needs Indies and Demos on board. I hope the Republican Party is not handing Davis 4 more years. 3 months ago I thought Davis was toast. I hope he still is.

[homeschool mama]

Simon is the *best* choice!

SIMON BUMP

[Henchster]

Agreed!

Simon says: BUMP!

[kidd]

I'm very happy for you conservatives in California. Davis runs neck-and-neck with the Republican candidates only because all of the focus has been on the record of the Republican candidates, not Davis. Once the focus returns to how Davis has performed, ANY GOP candidate will win. Any campaign manager worth his salt can get a lot of results by pointing out how Davis has taken California's budget from a a huge surplus to a huge deficit in a single year through inept management.

The GOP primary is essentially the real governor's race.

[Taft in '52]

Perhaps Davis is underestimating Simon--the way Democrats from Pat Brown to Tip O'Niell underestimated Reagan.

[Lancey Howard]

bttt

Now is the time to go for the throat. Go, Simon!

[Wphile]

My parents live in CA and they are both voting for Simon, as well as ALL of their Republican friends. GO SIMON!