Davis lashes back at rival

Mercury News ^ | 9/22/02 | Laura Kurtzman

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Article is in the SF Gayronicle, also!

When it makes it to the LA Times on the Front Page, Simon will have scored very well!

[Coop]

Why, I'll bet the internal polls of likely voters are showing Simon with the lead.

A publicly released post-Labor Day Simon poll by Public Opinion Strategies showed him leading Davis 41-36% among likely voters.

[Coop]

Just saw your question. See my last post on most recent poll I've seen.

[Coop]

``I don't need a lecture from Bill Simon,'' Davis said angrily after a campaign event in Oakland with the Teamsters.

This dude is really on edge. :-) I truly believe if Simon can just keep his composure and look credible during the debate(s), he'll seal Davis' fate. We all know Grayout will come across as mean and nasty. He's not going to win many new fans. About his only hope is to make voters believe Simon can't handle the job (see Torricelli in NJ). If Davis fails to do that, I think he'll be looking for work.

This comment is based on the assumption that the debates get some kind of reasonable and accurate media coverage. Could be a very big assumption!

[litany_of_lies]

A 5-point lead for Simon means it's really dead-even. You have to account for the hundreds of thousands of illegals and ghost voters the Dems will create on Election Day--ask Bob Dornan.