I voted for him. He was a darn good mayor and a good senator.
People like yourself are the reason the GOP is in such trouble in California. California Republican's have forgotten Reagan's 11th Commandmandent. Because Wilson was progressive on social issues, when he first ran, doesn't mean that he was 'worse' than the Democrat alternative. Kathleen Brown? Who would you rather see run the state?
After all, isn't the supposed core of the GOP a limited government?
Isn't even the most RINO of candidates going to do more to promote a limited government than the most conservative Democrat?
This demonstrates the problem the GOP has in California. Lundgren was wrong; the people are not more conservative than they think. As long as the GOP primary voters continue to elect hard line candidates, they will lose.
Furthermore, Davis has given any Democrat who cares to run the platform to run upon. Davis is so strong on crime that Simon has to give $200k to some tiny organization that pretends to represent cops to get any law enforcement support. Then the organization pulls this latest crap.
Simon can't get to the right of Davis on crime. There isn't any room.
Californian's care about that issue.
Simon can get to the right of Davis on abortion, environmental laws, etc.
To the extent that Californian's care about these issues, getting to the right isn't what they want.
Simon could make some hay on taxes, but so far as I am aware, all he has is platitudes, which Davis, being a consummate politician, can easily defeat.
Simon simply has run one of the worst campaigns in history.
Perhaps the only thing funnier is the earlier post blaming Parsky, who worked hard to get Dick nominated.
If Dick were on the ballot, Davis would be history.