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DAVIS BACON br> Re: George Neumayr's Kill the Rich Politics : /p>

With respect to George Neumayr, Bill Simon's main problem is that he is a lousy candidate. At least I think he is; has he started campaigning?

California Republicans could have had a well-known, experienced candidate in former L.A. mayor Richard Riordan. While Riordan could be faulted for not running a more aggressive primary campaign, the fact is we are stuck with Bill Simon because conservatives opted to stick with their "principles" and nominate a "pure" conservative.

We had a "pure" Republican on the ticket four years ago named Dan Lungren and Davis trounced him. This election, Davis has a bad record and high negatives; it should be easy for a Republican to at least be competitive with him. But Simon is nowhere on the radar screen. Mr. Neumayr attributes this to the media, but it seems that Simon and his team have made plenty of missteps.

Davis just signed a ridiculous auto emissions bill, it was the hot topic on talk radio. Simon should have appeared on those shows -- he would have received a friendly reception -- but he was nowhere. He castigates Davis for raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit but does not identify where he would reduce spending . And if you want a right of privacy, stay in private life. The very controlled non-release of his tax returns just gave Davis more nails to pound in to him.

p>I hope California conservatives learn a lesson when we all needlessly end up living under Davis for another four years. br> -- Tim Bacon br> Wrightwood, CA /p> p>

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