Huh??? Pickering had go against a demo judiciary panel. Schundler was running in a very liberal state and is not above criticism on how he ran his campaign, and Bill Simon is really twisting in the wind with a lead against Davis in most of the polls against Davis.
I knew that this thread would turn into a bash fest where facts are ignored.
President Bush has been out to California and did a big fund raiser for Simon.
And President Bush made radio ads for Shundler and endorsed him in mailers to homes, among other things. (That was back when he was hip deep in the beginning of the War.)
Pickering was a sacrificial lamb by the Democrats to signal to the Conservatives that no Christians need apply for appellate judgeships. And if we don't win the Senate this Fall, you can kiss any judge who is known to be pro-life good-bye.