— The Times of Los Angeles says the White House is hedging its bets in the Cal. gov. race (White House Begins Reaching Out to Simon)
After months of quietly working to boost Richard Riordan’s campaign, the White House is now hedging its position by reaching out through intermediaries to Bill Simon Jr.
It seems to us unlikely that Simon could win in November due to his anti-abortion stance. Bill Quick says Simon has promised to downplay it; I can assure you that Davis won’t go along with that strategy.