[Pubbie]

"It's only one poll that has the 12% figure, all others have him at 5% to 6%."

The California polls have Simon and McClintock's combined support at about 17-18%:

"The new LA Times poll had Simon and McClintock's combined numbers at 18%, while the (older) field Poll had their combined strenth at 17%.

In the LA times poll, Arnold was stuck at 22%, while the Field poll had him at 21%."

"You are also making the assumption that all of Simon's supporters will go for Tom."

Yes I am, nearly all of the Simon supporters were people who were very conservative. They'll all go for McClintock - I guarantee you.

[McGavin999]

Well then, if you're sure, all I can say is congratulations. Of course AS hasn't really started campaigning yet, the ads will start rolling out after Labor Day. So will the TV appearances, etc. We'll just have to wait to see what's going to happen.

Hmmmm, I seem to remember saying the same thing to the Alan Keyes supporters back in 2000. (Another man I thought was great, but unelectable)