[Coop]

Coop, the important thing here is the poll question about Riordan - he crushes Davis. The GOP voters out there could screw up a one-car funeral.

Oh, please! I hope you don't for one second believe Riordan would fare any better than Simon. It's simply not believable. Had Riordan won the primary, Riordan would have been blasted with $16 mil worth of attack ads. And he wouldn't have had the GOP base to start with.

Davis was (and may still be hopefully) ripe for the picking

As this and about 15 other polls have shown, there's no "maybe" about it. Simon can defeat Davis. Despite the best efforts of those here at FR (and not the disruptors) telling us all how it can't be done.

[frmrda]

Granted Riordan would have been hit w/ ads against him, but unlike Simon they would not have sticked. They would have dented him, but in all likliehood he would still have cruised to victory. The reason is that you can't paint a RINO like Riordan as an "extremist".

Ask yourself this questoin: Why in God's name do you think Davis spent all that money making sure Simon was his opponent. The only logical explanation is that he knew he couldn't beat Riordan.

Further, the fact that a good conservative like Simon is even anywhere near Davis in a place like CA underscores the fact as to how weak Davis is. But this race was blown a long time ago. I pray I'm wrong, but I have a bad feeling about this.