The Rats are beside themselves with joy. The Simon threat has been disposed of. Sad, but true. Ofcourse, one could always ask "where were all the lawsuits against Davis over his scandals with Oracle, Enron, the Enviroment, the energy crisis, etc.?"
Simon's political advisors must be Democratic opperatives since they've really done a number of him and the California GOP.
I think you're talking about Gerry Parsky and the RINOs who've taken over the state GOP apparat here. I wouldn't be surprised if they were willing to cut Simon loose so they can claim a conservative is too extreme to win in California. They'll be claiming in the post election mortem, hey we told you so, Dick Riordan was electable but no you had to choose an extreme conservative. Simon's being buried for stuff that would get Bill Clinton into the White House. His big disadvantage is that he's a Republican and more importantly he is a conservative and that is the one thing loathed by the California media. Expect them to milk the jury verdict for all its worth.