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That is what I wanted to know. What would happen if Davis bowed out?

If that means that Davis would run alone on the ticket.. then NO. But if it would mean that Jones or even Riordin could run, I'd be for it. I was never a big fan of Riordin, but heck, I'd do almost anything for a Governor other than Davis!!

I don't believe Jones ever publicly endorsed Candidate Bush. Not that I remember. But I do recall him endorsing McCain. That was his right.. but when it comes to PARTY favorites because you backed a certain PARTY Candidate, during the NOMINATION Process..then I think that is self defeating as a party. Once Candidate Bush was our candidate.. Jones full heartedly endorsed him. After all, the Whitehouse came out for Riordin. There endorsement of Simon has been there, but it felt lukewarm.

I still think Bill Jones would have been the most conservative, and for us he has proven that in his comments on the issues. Just MHO friend.

OH.. and don't forget to put on your tinfoil hat. We are probably going to be publicly stoned for our views :o)

I'm certainly not an expert on election law, but I have worked on enough campaigns to take a fairly educated guess as to what would happen if Simon pulled out (which he won't). The primary election decides who a party's nominee is for a given office. If something occurs such that the duly elected nominee can't run, I think what happens then depends on when the nominee dropped out.

If it's early enough in the election season, it would be a relatively easy situation to deal with. The pertinent section of the law would kick in and replacement candidate would be selected. (I don't know the procedure, but suspect the nomination would either fall to the person who finished second in the primary, or the party leadership would draft someone.)

If the nominee dropped out late in the process — meaning after the voter info and ballots were past the point where they could be changed — then there would be no official nominee for that party. The party could try to organize a write-in campaign around a new candidate, but that would be an uphill fight.