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Why would anyone in his or her right (or left) mind vote for this guy? I repeat: ''The citizens of California are the biggest losers in this year’s election.''

If CA Republicans hadn't stayed home from the polls, "Gay" Davis would not have been re-elected. I'll tell you, CA GOP voters are INFURIATING! They deserve just what they are going to get - four more long years of that corrupt, inept, lying piece of crap governor.

I must agree that the citizens of California are indeed the main losers in this election. And yes, it is pretty tough to enjoy the national victory when your local races went so badly.

Why is Los Angeles so dominated by Democrats? It can't be said that they've done a good job running the city; the city is one of the most inefficient and poorly run ones in the nation. Visit Orange County, Ventura County or San Diego and the contrast in quality of services is nothing short of humiliating.

I would think we'd want to run the rascals out instead of keeping 'em in.

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I should probably throw in my two cents about Riordan. I think he's a decent man, and he would have been a significantly better governor than Davis. But that doesn't mean much since I think trained monkeys could have done better than Davis.

I don't think Riordan has the requisite toughness with money that he would have needed to tackle the budget crisis well. I was impressed by how well Simon pinched pennies in his campaign, and I think he could have brought the same mood to the state. For instance, his campaign bus was used, but superbly maintained. He had the engine converted to run on natural gas as a publicity stunt, but he got a good deal on the conversion by adding the conversion company's sign to the side of the bus.

That kind of "make more with less" thinking is what our government really needs right now, and it's a great pity Bill Simon won't be there to help.

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agreed. But look on the bright side: California will have no one to blame but RATS as the state goes down the toilet (and we know it will).

This is the exact opposite to the national case, for which we all ought to be saying: the RATS will get none of the CREDIT when the country gets back on track (and we know it will).

Looks like the start of a new era is just delayed a few years for the People's Republic of Kalifornia.

You are so right. In other key states, the Republicans won because they were motivated to turn out in droves while many Dems stayed home. In Californistan, too many Republicans let the press and the spin doctors misinform them about Simon and stayed home like the Dems.

Even here in FreeRepublic people were defeatest about Simon. It's a real shame. He came close, and with a little more energy on the part of California Republicans he would have won.

Sure, Bush should have visited the state again. And the party leaders betrayed Simon. But the voters still could have won it if they'd just gone to the polls and voted.

Yep...all the CA people I know do a lot of complaining...and never vote!

I grew up (first stage) in California from 1959-1970 (0-11 years) and I have nothing but fond memories.

What happened?