[rightwing2]

The good news based on the map that Bones posted is inspite of the terrible difference in money, Simon cut the % of Davis's win down versus his win % 4 years ago.

No kidding. Simon only lost by five points whereas CA GOP standardbearer lost by twenty points to Davis four years ago. If the liberal RAT owned media rags had covered the latest Davis scandal, Simon may well have won this race even without an additional Bush visit.

[section9]

Actually, this result my put CA back in play.

Simon ran a hideous campaign, we all knew that. He also was underfunded. We knew that as well.

I strongly believe that Bush is stronger among Latinos than Simon was, who operated on the periphery of the Latino community. I think that a well funded (oh, say, perhaps 250 million dollars would be nice) Bush campaign could start working California to make it competitive and to drive down the Dem share of the Latino vote.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Grampa Dave]

It hurts to lose this election, but thanks to Bones's map, I see a lot of good news.

You mention the liberal RAT owned media rags and their role in defeating Simon.

If every conservative as of today cancelled his/her subscription to these liberal RAT owned media rags and worked to get his friends and family members in Kali to do the same. By 2002, some of those liberal RAT owned media rags will be in real trouble. The LA Slimes and most of them are hurting due to decreasing ad $'s which will get worse as the Davis Watermelon Rats continue to tax and spend more as the state roars into even more bankruptcy.

If every mad Repubi, this morning cancelled their subscriptions to these Liberal RAT owned media rags, we will start to really smash the Rat media.

[janetgreen]

Simon may well have won this race even without an additional Bush visit

I think he would have gained much support, even from many Democrats, if he would have taken a strong stand against the illegal invasion problem in this state. Neither of them would touch this issue. There are many Dems who want a stop to illegal immigration, even many hispanics.

[heleny]

Simon only lost by five points whereas CA GOP standardbearer lost by twenty points to Davis four years ago.

I heard Davis got fewer votes this time than Lungren got in 1998. I haven't verified the numbers.

[heleny]

Simon only lost by five points whereas CA GOP standardbearer lost by twenty points to Davis four years ago.

Whoops, I see you've posted the numbers already:
2002: .... Davis got 3,141,349, which is far less than he or Lungren got in 1998.
1998: Lungren got 3,216,749.