They are evil.
Here's a thought: what happens if Davis makes "abortion" his key issue for 2002, and he LOSES?
A conservative, avowed pro-life Republican takes the governor's mansion in California? I'm smelling national implications.
The 'Rats are going for broke. They're playing an all-or-nothing game, and we aren't.
They've got a LOT more to lose. Heck, no one will blink if a Republican loses a California race, but on the other hand, if a Democrat loses, Katy bar the door!