That wasn't too clear.
Let's change that too:
I am having a tough time deciding whether the Republicans would be better off if Davis won and then he and the Assembly Democrats had to fix their problem after November.
When Davis looked like a prime presidential candidate for the Dem's the answer was simple. Davis has really wounded himself with all the shaddy dealings he has been up to in fund raising. I think that if Simon starts to get out in front of the public and present a "vision" of what he wants to acomplish and the media starts reporting that vision, then he can win.
The thing that the reporters really don't seem to get is that people want to elect politicians who have a strong, positive vision of the country, state or whatever. Look at Regan and GW Bush, look at the contract with American that captured the US House of Representatives. When a strong, straight forward, sound byte appropriate vision is stated and picked up by the media that spell victory at the polls.
The real mess is going to be next years budget in Calfironia if the state economy does not turn around in an incredible way. I think that Simon could always blame the mess on what the democrats handed him. But everyone should understand that the need to turn the economy around is the first priority. As Bill (Depends on what is is) Clinton said, "its the economy stupid."