[Democratshavenobrains]

Simon is done. I hate to state the obvious, but Riordan would have been the better candidate. I'd rather have a RINO than this Clinton clone.

[ER_in_OC,CA]

You wrote:
"I'd rather have a RINO than this Clinton clone."

I'm not so sure I agree. Frankly, I don't see enough difference between Riordan and Davis on policy for me to agree with you.

Mitigating factor: Unless Simon wins and institutes huge reforms, Davis will be left holding the bag of an insane, HUGE, WHOPPING, Budget Deficit.

In my weird logic, if a real conservative can't win, I'd rather a Dem be the one raising taxes than a Repub like Riordan. The Republican reputation against raising taxes gives us the most traction in this state, since Davis has stolen the "tough-on-crime" issue (a la Clinton) and the CA electorate loves abortion-on-demand. If a Repub lost us the "no new taxes" issue, our party would be in even worse shape in CA (is this possible?)

Of course, if Riordan were on the ballot, I'd certainly be voting for him.

Our future hope for CA is that the Green Party can continue to grow and steal votes in Santa Monica, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Marin County, etc.

Of course, it would help if our party leadership would come together instead of being in this fraticidal war. And furthermore, it would help if our state party would better articulate conservative ideas.

Just some rambling thoughts...

[nickcarraway]

Riordan is a Clinton clone. Why would Republicans vote for someone who couldn't even hide his contempt for Republicans?

[Gophack]

Riordan couldn't have beaten Davis. Conservative Republicans would have stayed home, and we would definitely lose all down-ticket races. I, for one, could never have voted for Riordan. There's not even ONE THING I agree with him on, and frankly, his office would have been filled with Democrats, and he would have signed all the gay rights and abortion legislation and tax increases that Davis did. In fact, Riordan is MORE liberal than Davis on tax and spend issues -- Riordan advocates repealing Prop. 13 -- even DAVIS hasn't done that!

Don't write Simon off. It's still early. And the election will be close. IMHO.

[dsutah]

Clinton clone? What in the world are you talking about? You must be a little confused if you can't see the difference between Riordan and Simon! Could you kindly explain yourself, and your reasons for calling Simon a Clinton-clone!! Good Grief!

[dsutah]

Clinton clone? What in the world are you talking about? You must be a little confused if you can't see the difference between Riordan and Simon! Could you kindly explain yourself, and your reasons for calling Simon a Clinton-clone!! Good Grief!