[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Agreed. I like Simon but I think he came across as a little stiff. For the next two debates he needs to loosen up and relax. He has good ideas, makes good points, and was the most specific of the candidates. As for Jones, he is a nice guy and came across as competent in the debate, in fact I think he beat Simon by a nose in the debate, but he was at times too aggressive and went on too many personal attacks. I was originally for Jones, moved to Simon, then after the debate went back into the undecided column. These rising poll numbers for Simon are a good sign. Everyone remember how far back in the polls Davis was, and then he came back and won everything? It is good now that people choose between Simon and Jones. Too big a split there could allow Riordan to get it. On the other hand, Simon looks like he is taking Riordan voters which is the best possible scenario!

[TheAngryClam]

Simon is either taking Riordan voters or undecided voters. Notice how Jones holds steady the whole time. That 13% is mostly farmers/agricultural interests, since Jones is a farmer himself, and various party people who see it as Jones' turn. They're true believers and Simon would do best to just write them off and focus on convincing the conservatives in Riordan's column that he too can win.

GO SIMON!