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CHART 1:
   Field Poll
   A new poll suggests that if Richard Riordan had defeated Bill Simon in the 
GOP primary, Governor Gray Davis would be in serious trouble.
   Davis vs. Simon
   Davis: 38%
   Simon: 31%
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   Davis vs. Riordan
   Riordan: 49%
   Davis: 34%
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CHART 2:
   Field Poll / Race for governor
   -- Positive or negative votes for a candidate
   Among Davis voters, Davis support is more a vote:
   For Davis        56% 
   Against Simon    37% 
   No opinion        7%
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CHART 3:
   Among Simon voters, Simon support is more a vote:
   For Simon        32% 
   Against Davis    63% 
   No opinion        5%
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CHART 4:
   -- Preferences for governor if the Republican nominee were former Los 
Angeles mayor Richard Riordan instead of Bill Simon
   Among likely voters
   Riordan    49%
   Davis      34%
   Undecided  10%
   Other       7%
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CHART 5:
   -- Preferences for governor if the Republican nominee were Calif. Secretary 
of State Bill Jones instead of Bill Simon
   Among likely voters
   Davis      37%
   Jones      36%
   Undecided  20%
   Other       7%
   Results based on a statewide telephone survey of 765 Californians 
considered likely to vote in the Nov. 2002 statewide election. It was 
conducted Aug. 23 to Sept. 3 by telephone in English and Spanish. The margin 
of error is 3.6 percentage points for the first two questions and 5.2 
percentage points for the second set of questions (about nominees).

Source: The Field Institute,    Chronicle Graphic

Davis, for example, has spent an estimated $16 million on ads

And for that he gets 38% in the polls! Bwahahahahahahahaha!

Simon still has time to improve his standing with voters, though time is indeed running out. Davis has no such luxury. He's well known, and he's incredibly disliked. These "voters" polled here will not be flocking to pull the lever for him. Simon just needs to be close in the polls to win.

Oh, wait! Despite all the whining, in spite of all the hysteria of his pending and overwhelming defeat, SIMON IS CLOSE IN THE POLLS. And it's a Field Poll at that. With margin of error factored in, this poll actually shows a dead heat. (Though I do believe Davis is leading, but not by much.) It should also be noted that the Field Poll was the only poll over the summer to show Davis leading, while 7-8 other polls showed Simon leading.

Here's what "Gay" Davis is up to:

SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE ALERT
Davis to sign three abortion bills tomorrow in San Francisco.

SB 1301 - Abortion made easier
AB 2194 - Forced abortion training for gynecologists/obstetricians
AB 1860 - Emergency contraception

The first message below is from our friends at Women's Resource Network, following that is an alert sent by CARAL (California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League), a pro-abortion organization.

FROM WOMEN'S RESOURCE NETWORK:
Dear Friends of Women's Resource Network, California,
CARAL sent this out today. It saddens my heart that California has come to a level of complete disrespect for women by not only passing these bills, but now on the verge of Davis signing them into law and the general public seems to support this man! Please call, write or fax Gov. Davis's office and tell him we respect Life and the women of California and to please veto SB 1301 which lowers the standard of medical care for women making it easier for abortion providers to turn a profit at the expense of women and their health.

If you live in the San Francisco area please attend this bill signing ceremony with signs that say "Women Deserve Better than Abortion" and show your support For-Women, not abortion providers and so called pro-"Choice" abortion pushers.

Dana Serrano
Executive Director
Women's Resource Network, California

By the way, Simon received an "A" rating from the NRA and Simon is pro life! DUMP DAVIS!! GO, SIMON!!!

The poll shows Davis favored by 38 percent and Simon by 31 percent,

A few weeks ago, wasn't Davis leading by 11 points, then it was 9 points. Now, it's 7 points.

Good trend.

...and the former Los Angeles mayor even finished ahead of Simon as a write-in candidate in a hypothetical three-way race....

If he really had any character, Simon would lead this write-in campaign for Riordan.
I think this is my vote.