If some really smart people can manage to do things right, a couple of strategic ads and a couple of campaign stops for Simon by George W. Bush could simply bury Davis.
You don't know the lay of the land here. We have Democratic precincts in Bakersfield and Los Angeles where over 100% of registered voters voted for Gore.
Plus, Davis is a vicious and unprincipled child. The ads he will be running will cut Simon to pieces just like the Davis ads cut Riordan to pieces.
We MUST get positive information and the truth out to the households BEFORE the attack ads begin.
And even though I am going to work hard to elect Simon. I give you my prediction now. Davis will win.
California is a media state, and negative ads always win the day. California is a Democrat registration state, and the liberals will go hysteric and get out the vote, and stuff the ballot boxes if the voters don't come in. And, as elsewhere, the media is Democrat here, and they'll find more "RATS ad" type stories and "anti-choice" stories and "anti-gay" stories and "anti-Latino" stories slanted so well that you won't know what hit you come September and October.
Sorry. But if you think I'm a spoil sport, then go out and work as hard as I'm going to in order to make a fool out of me.
It looks like Simon has those people that can do things right.
Russo Marsh + Rogers are heavy hitters, with much experience, and a long client list:
| Political Clients... (Partial List) | ||
| Matt Fong for United States Senate (California, 1998) | ||
| Linda Smith for United States Senate (Washington, 1998) | ||
| Barbara Hafer for State Treasurer (Pennsylvania, 1996) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert (Illinois, 1996) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (Oregon, 1998) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Tom Ewing (Illinois, ’91, ’96, ’98) | ||
| U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (Illinois; ’96, ’98) | ||
| Idaho Chooses Life PAC (1998) | ||
| New York Republican Party (1996; ’98) | ||
| National Republican Congressional Committee (1994; ’98) | ||
| Matt Fong for State Treasurer (California, 1994) | ||
| George Pataki for Governor (New York, 1994) | ||
| Joe Malone for State Treasurer (Massachusetts, 1994 & 1990) | ||
| Dennis Vacco for Attorney General (New York, 1994) | ||
| Christie Todd Whitman for Governor (New Jersey, 1993) | ||
| U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato (New York, 1992) | ||
| Reagan-Bush '84 | ||
| George Deukmejian for Governor (1982, 1986) | ||
| Jack Kemp for President (1988) | ||
| National Federation of Independent Business (1994) | ||
| Campaign For A New Agenda (1994) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon (California, 1992 General & Primary) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Jerry Lewis (California, 1988) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Al McCandless (California, 1990 & 1992 General) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (California, 1990 & 1992) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (California, 1986 Primary & General) | ||
| U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt (Washington, 1994) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Bob Barr (Georgia, 1994) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Mark Foley (Florida, 1994) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Steve Schiff (New Mexico, 1988 & 1990) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Denny Smith (Oregon, 1984 General) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Mac Sweeney (Texas, 1984 General) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Jon Kyl (Arizona, 1986 Primary & General) | ||
| U.S. Rep. Barbara Vucanovich (Nevada, 1990 General) | ||
| No on Proposition 9 (California referendum against peripheral canal, 1982) | ||
| No on Proposition 13 (Statewide Water Reform Initiative, 1982) | ||
| Yes on Proposition 8 (The Victims' Bill of Rights -- California, 1982 Primary) | ||
| Reapportionment Referendums of 1982 (California, 1982 Primary) | ||
| Yes on Proposition 197 (The Mountain Lion Initiative, 1996) | ||
| The California Legislative Reform Act (California, 1984 Primary) | ||
| Yes on Proposition 4 "Spirit of 13" (Statewide spending limit initiative, 1979) | ||
| Republican National Committee | ||
| Republican State Central Committee of California | ||
| National Republican Senatorial Committee | ||
| National Republican Congressional Committee | ||
| Washington State Republican Party (1994) | ||
| Nebraska Republican Party | ||
| Connecticut Republican House Campaign Committee | ||
| Project '94 - Oregon State House Republican Caucus (1994) | ||
| Ca. State Senator Ken Maddy, former Senate Republican Leader | ||
| Ca. State Senator Dave Kelley | ||
| Ca. State Senator Bill Morrow | ||
| Ca. Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian | ||
| Ca. Assemblyman Roy Ashburn |