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  • A governor who can t run on his own record

    03/08/2002 4:52:59 AM PST · by SamKeck · 8 replies · 149+ views
    The San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | March 8, 2002 | Joseph Perkins
    Memo to Bill Simon: Congratulations on winning the California Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination. Enjoy – for a day or two – your upset victory over Richard Riordan, the former Los Angeles mayor who was considered a sure bet to challenge Democrat incumbent Gray Davis next fall. Understand that it was Davis' unprecedented $10 million pre-emptive strike against Riordan – attack ad after attack ad – that helped make you the state GOP's standard-bearer. Of course, you know why Davis insinuated himself into the Republican gubernatorial primary (aside from the fact that he faced only token opposition for renomination by his ...
  • As We Live and Breathe: On Bill Simon’s spectacular victory.

    03/08/2002 10:18:58 AM PST · by Pokey78 · 28 replies · 268+ views
    National Review ^ | 03/08/2002 | William F. Buckley
    The California primary was mint-julep time for American conservatives who, however pleased they are about George W., very much needed a sign of life from the outback. What was especially spectacular about Bill Simon's victory was its dire unpredictability. We have now in the White House the son of a GOP patriarch and, prospectively in the governor's mansion in California, the son of another GOP patriarch. And where in California? In Sacramento, where 35 years ago another upstart Republican arrived, making his way to the White House, where he officiated for eight years, pending his final destination in the American ...
  • 'I kept the lights on,' Davis says in a rail against critics

    03/08/2002 8:03:29 AM PST · by Gophack · 83 replies · 1,286+ views
    San Diego Union Tribune ^ | March 8, 2002 | By Philip J. LaVelle and Craig D. Rose
    Displaying anger and exasperation, Gov. Gray Davis vigorously defended his handling of California's energy crisis yesterday and asserted that his policies saved the Golden State from severe economic decline. "I kept the lights on," Davis said in an interview with editors at The San Diego Union-Tribune. "It just sounds a little presumptuous, but I think I should at least get a round of applause. I don't get squat." Davis also drew a sharp distinction between himself and Bill Simon, his Republican challenger in the governor's race, declaring that he opposes deregulation, which Simon supports. "Deregulation was a total scam ...
  • Death of a RINO

    03/07/2002 8:56:29 PM PST · by JohnHuang2 · 25 replies · 266+ views
    TownHall.com ^ | Friday, March 8, 2002 | by Robert Novak
    TownHall.com: Conservative Columnists: Robert NovakQUICK LINKS: HOME | NEWS | OPINION | RIGHTPAGES | CHAT | WHAT'S NEWtownhall.comRobert Novak (back to story)March 8, 2002Death of a RINO WASHINGTON -- When I visited newly elected Mayor Richard Riordan of Los Angeles in January 1994, he pointed with sardonic pride to a campaign button bearing the letters RINO -- Republican In Name Only. That attitude led to the humiliating end of Riordan's political career Tuesday. An unprecedented $10 million spent by Democratic Gov. Gray Davis to pick the weaker Republican candidate for governor of California contributed to Riordan's landslide defeat by ...
  • At least 386,425 VOTING Democrats did not vote for "Red" Davis

    03/07/2002 6:09:43 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 13 replies · 186+ views
    self | 3/7/2002 | self
    With all precincts in and counted we find the following: 1,975,538 Democrats voted for a Secretary of State candidate. 1,870,979 Democrats voted for an Attorney General candidate. 1,883,226 Democrats voted for an Insurance Commissioner candidate. 1,826,829 Democrats voted for a Controller candidate. 1,840,527 Democrats voted for a Gubernatorial candidate. Only1,589,113 Democrats voted for a "Red" Davis. A total of 2,179,048 Republicans voted for a Gubernatorial candidate... more than any other race. At least 4,154,586 Californians cast votes... 52.5% of those votes were for a REPUBLICAN Gubernatorial candidate!Only 44.3% of voters voted for a Democrat Gubernatorial candidate... 19.6% of VOTING Democrats ...
  • Other Views: Reagan might say: 'There you go again, Democrats'

    03/07/2002 4:30:05 PM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 10 replies · 347+ views
    The Sacramento Bee ^ | Thursday, March 7, 2002 | Tony Quinn -- Special toThe Bee
    <p>Other Views: Reagan might say: 'There you go again, Democrats'</p> <p>Davis' machine did for Simon maybe what the Republican couldn't have done himself. But Davis should read a little history -- and watch out.</p> <p>Republicans have turned their backs on a successful two-term moderate mayor of a major California city and nominated for governor an obscure right-wing candidate with no experience in government, and they have done so at the bidding of the powerful Democratic governor they want to unseat in the fall. That's 1966, not 2002.</p>
  • Budget crises could affect state's ratings (CA's Gubernor With More Egg On His Gray Face!)

    03/07/2002 10:25:26 AM PST · by SierraWasp · 53 replies · 495+ views
    SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL ^ | Tuesday, March 5, 2002 (CA's Victorious Election Day) | Standard &amp; Poor's "State of the States: Fiscal 2003 Presents Many Challenges,"
    Budget crises could affect state's ratings State budget deliberations for 2003 are going to be difficult and in some cases the results could affect state ratings, says Standard & Poor's in its "State of the States" report published Tuesday. Since the last "State of the States" report, in October 2001, many states have seen revenue weaken. Since October, Standard & Poor's has placed New Jersey, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Colorado on credit watch with negative implications, and California, Indiana and Kentucky now have negative outlooks. "While states whose ratings are now at risk for downgrade are spread across the U.S. and ...
  • Blame Riordan, not Davis, for Republican Result

    03/07/2002 12:04:31 PM PST · by Gophack · 42 replies · 220+ views
    The Sacramento Bee ^ | March 7, 2002 | Daniel Weintraub
    <p>The story behind Dick Riordan's complete collapse in Tuesday's Republican primary is supposed to be the brilliant way in which Democratic Gov. Gray Davis used his campaign war chest to intervene in the other party's primary, defeating the candidate he feared the most. But Gray Davis didn't defeat Riordan. Riordan defeated himself.</p>
  • CALIFORNIAN'S WIN A VICTORY FOR RUDY

    03/06/2002 11:45:30 PM PST · by kattracks · 7 replies · 132+ views
    New York Post ^ | 3/07/02 | DEBORAH ORIN
    <p>March 7, 2002 -- REPUBLICANS really may have to call him "Sir Rudy" now.</p> <p>They're racing to beg for ex-Mayor Giuliani's help now that he's a certified kingmaker who helped boost pal Bill Simon from barely more than an asterisk to California's GOP nominee for governor.</p>
  • Rush Limbaugh: Simon the next Reagan? Radio host urges governor candidate to stick with conservatism

    03/06/2002 10:45:56 PM PST · by JohnHuang2 · 39 replies · 1,006+ views
    WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Thursday, March 7, 2002 | By Joe Kovacs
    Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh is trumpeting this week's California primary win by Bill Simon, saying he could be the next Ronald Reagan in terms of a political newcomer ousting a sitting Democrat governor. "Reagan, when he ran for governor, he was dismissed just like Simon – too right wing, he was [an] actor, a novice," said Limbaugh yesterday in post-primary analysis. Bill Simon Simon overcame long odds and a 30-point poll deficit in a month to catapult past former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan Tuesday night and solidify his GOP candidacy against incumbent Democrat Gray Davis in this ...
  • Simon becomes GOP's surprise threat to Gray Davis

    03/06/2002 10:18:00 PM PST · by kattracks · 8 replies · 127+ views
    Washington Times ^ | 3/07/02 | Ralph Z. Hallow
    <p>California Gov. Gray Davis got what he wanted Tuesday — a victory by political novice Bill Simon over former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan in the Republican gubernatorial primary.</p> <p>It may have been too much of a good thing for Mr. Davis, who had figured that Mr. Simon would be the easiest Republican candidate to beat in November because he was the most conservative.</p>
  • Bush Zigzags After a Vote in California

    03/06/2002 9:08:58 PM PST · by JohnHuang2 · 59 replies · 585+ views
    New York Times ^ | Thursday, March 7, 2002 | RICHARD L. BERKE
    March 7, 2002 Bush Zigzags After a Vote in California By RICHARD L. BERKE OS ANGELES, March 6 — When President Bush called Bill Simon Jr. this morning to congratulate him on winning the California Republican primary for governor, he only indirectly acknowledged that his preferred candidate, Richard J. Riordan, was overwhelmed in an upset on Tuesday that just weeks ago was inconceivable to the White House. As Mr. Simon, Mr. Riordan and a roomful of partisans listened by speakerphone at a unity breakfast here, the audience laughed as Mr. Bush said, "I've got a lot of friends out ...
  • Gubernatorial candidates failed to comply with declaration of candidacy requirements (Jesson sues)

    03/06/2002 7:16:17 PM PST · by CounterCounterCulture · 14 replies · 167+ views
    Nick Jesson for Governor e-mail | 6 March 2002 | Nick Jesson for Governor
    NICK JESSON FOR GOVERNOR__________________________________________ Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2002 Contact: Nick Jesson For Governor Phone: 800-###-#### – Fax: 714-###-#### Email: info@nickjesson.org Website: www.nickjesson.org GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES FAILED TO COMPLY WITH DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY REQUIREMENTS – NICK JESSON SUES TO CONTEST GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY Santa Ana, California – Nick Jesson, Republican candidate for Governor, filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court today, naming all other Gubernatorial candidates from all parties, which contests the outcome of yesterday’s election. Named in the lawsuit is Mosemarie Boyd, Anselmo A. Chavez, Gray Davis, Charles “Chuck” Pineda, Jr., Danney Ball, Edie Bukewihge; Jim Dimov, ...
  • Earth to Parsky, Dreier, et al ...

    03/06/2002 4:46:20 PM PST · by Redcloak · 18 replies · 345+ views
    California Political Review ^ | 3/6/02 | George Neumayr
    March 6, 2002 Earth to Parsky, Dreier, et al ... Simon&#146;s smashing victory, and Riordan&#146;s collapse, show how much GOP &#145;experts&#146; know about winning. Nominees: take note. George Neumayr George Neumayr is a member of California Political Review&#146;s editorial board. Conservatives told the White House, Gerry Parsky, and the George Skeltons of the media that the GOP establishment and the Republican grassroots run along two different tracks: the former toward the left, the latter toward the right. The establishment didn&#146;t listen. Arrogantly assuming they could impose their will on rank-and-file Republicans, they shilled shamelessly for Riordan&#146;s ruinous campaign, all ...
  • Davis' Brash Tactician Grabs National Notice

    03/06/2002 5:33:19 PM PST · by quimby · 12 replies · 190+ views
    la slimes ^ | 03/06/02 | &lt;P&gt;By ROBIN FIELDS, Times Staff Writer
    Davis' Brash Tactician Grabs National Notice By ROBIN FIELDS, Times Staff Writer Garry South leans back in his oversized leather desk chair, one lanky arm folded behind his head, his lips curling in satisfaction. Each day brings him more claps on the shoulder, handshakes and breathless testaments to his brilliance as California's political chess master of the moment. ~~snip~~ Though adversaries and allies alike call South a pro whose tactics fall within the modern norm, South himself makes no secret of enjoying the bare-knuckle quality of political races. Not for nothing, "The Guinness Book of Poisonous Quotes" sits on his ...
  • Repeal the Davis Years

    03/06/2002 9:38:50 AM PST · by d14truth · 20 replies · 184+ views
    Metropolitan News-Enterprise ^ | January 4, 2002 | Raymond Haynes
    Repeal the Davis Years (The writer represents the 36th Senate District, which includes western Riverside County and northern San Diego County. He is also the Senate Republican whip.) "Whatever happened to the “do-over”? When I was growing up, our neighborhood had a fairly liberal “do-over” policy. Whether we were playing baseball or sandlot football, if there was a play that was disputed by the players, or someone screwed up a game beyond remedy, we could just call a “do-over” and we’d start the play or game over and pretend the incident never happened. The concept doesn’t seem to be used ...
  • GOP Sees High Stakes in California Race

    03/06/2002 5:10:12 PM PST · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 10 replies · 94+ views
    NewsMax ^ | 3/7/02 | (UPI)
    LOS ANGELES – President Bush pledged Wednesday to campaign on behalf of political rookie Bill Simon for the governorship of California during a long eight-month campaign against incumbent Gray Davis. The president was on a speakerphone with Simon and more than 200 Republican candidates, strategists and loyalists during a unity breakfast to congratulate the businessman on winning the party's nomination Tuesday in his first run for elected office. "It was a pretty good warm-up for the general election," Bush shouted into the phone as the crowd worked on their bacon, eggs and Danish. He will travel to California "as soon ...
  • Bill Who?

    03/06/2002 4:48:52 PM PST · by Utah Girl · 18 replies · 208+ views
    Newsweek ^ | 3/6/2002 | Karen Breslau
    Gary Condit's defeat in the California primary is getting all the attention, but it's Bill Simon Jr.'s stunning win (assist from Gray Davis) that is the real story His most recent splash in the national media had been a disaster: Davis announced that California's bridges, including the Golden Gate, had been targeted by terrorists, a claim later hooted down by law-enforcement authorities. Most alarming of all to his handlers, only a third of California voters said the state was on the "right track" under Davis-a potential kiss of death for any incumbent. Davis's campaign advisers watched warily as former Los ...
  • Davis Relishes Facing GOP Challenger

    03/06/2002 3:42:44 PM PST · by madprof98 · 13 replies · 171+ views
    Yahoo ^ | 3/6/02 | Alexa Haussler (AP)
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - After first wooing a moderate, California Republicans will instead send a conservative into the November election against Gov. Gray Davis - which apparently is exactly what the Democrat wanted. Davis will face wealthy Republican businessman Bill Simon, whose positions on abortion and other social issues are in stark contrast to those of Davis and, according to the polls, most Californians. Simon, an investor and political novice, upset former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan in Tuesday's GOP primary. The Republican Party is now hoping Simon can pull off another miracle, one not seen in a California governor's ...
  • Simon's Conservative Image Could Play Into Davis' Hands

    03/06/2002 9:49:17 AM PST · by GulliverSwift · 24 replies · 258+ views
    Simon's Conservative Image Could Play Into Davis' Hands The struggle to define Bill Simon Jr. started just hours after the polls closed Tuesday night. Is he a former prosecutor and successful businessman who can pull the state from its fiscal morass and fix its broken school system? Or a rich, right-wing extremist who opposes abortion rights and gun control? The battle over which portrait of Simon voters embrace will be crucial in determining whether Democrat Gray Davis becomes the first California governor since 1966 to lose a bid for reelection. If Davis persuades swing voters that Simon is an extreme ...