Simon Did It Right

You, like many others, don't seem to understand elections in California. First, the electorate is not static. Simon doesn't need liberals to win. He needs the so-called "moderates" and "independents". Liberal Democrats will never vote for a Republican, not even Riordan (which is something the Riordan people didn't understand, either.)

In addition, Republicans and conservatives generally vote in higher propensities than Democrats. 8 short years ago, Republicans swept the state ... the demographics haven't changed that much in eight years, but Republicans have started staying home because the nominees were unappealing.

Simon must do three things to win:

1) Solidify the Republican base (he did it in the primary, and it'll be easier to keep them exciting in the general because they like him);
2) Ignore the liberal Democrats who will never ever vote for him no matter what he says or does;
3) Talk to the so-called "middle" on the issues that the most people DO care about (the economy and taxes, education, energy.)

If Simon stays on message -- which is conservative, common sense solutions to California's problems -- without angering the conservative base, he will win. The election is about DAVIS and his failed leadership ... and we need to keep it that way.

Go Simon!

Saracino hit the nail dead-on. Of course he's a movement conservative so that is to be expected.

Yep, Saracino was a leading light in YAF in California back in 1969, when he saved California YAF from the anarcho-Libertarians (who included Dana Rohrbacher, by the way, Dana has frequently demonstrated bad political judgement.) I was working in NJ YAF doing the same thing at the same time.

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Any shade of Republican is going to look skeptically at a candidate who declares Bill Clinton the "greatest leader in the free world" and who gave $500,000 to defeat George Deukmejian.

"Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican." Ronald Reagan.

Riordan was just too goofy and morally compromised to take seriously.

Can't say I'm weeping any tears for Riordan, but I am glad he got in the race. It gave the Republicans a focal point for energizing themselves. We're miles ahead where we would have been with Simon if this primary hadn't generated a lot of publicity.

Now, where do I get the nitty gritty information about Simon? I need his bio, his stand of the issues, and the information that the Dems will use to attack him and his side of that information.

I have to do some pre-emptive strikes in the precincts around here to help define Simon in their minds before Davis gets a chance to define Simon in the negative ads he'll be running.

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