"She reminds me of me"
CALIFORNIA HERE I COME
(One last Bush push for Simon?)
The American Prowler ^ | 10/17/02 | The Prowler
Posted on 10/17/2002 2:23 AM Pacific by nickcarraway
CALIFORNIA HERE I COME
While the national media continue to push the idea that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon is toast, the White House isn't so sure. According to one Bush Administration source, some tracking polls in the California -- even one apparently paid for by Gov. Gray Davis's campaign -- show Simon within five points of the Democrat.
"If those numbers can be borne out, and they hold, you'll see Bush in there at least once or twice before the election," says the White House source. "We aren't just going to give up on that. But the numbers have to be there."
Such a swing through California would probably focus on the southern part of the state, where Simon could have more swing votes. Bush would also use the left-coast trip to return by way of New Mexico, Texas and Florida, all states where critical election fights are being waged...
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