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...reason is that Davis was locked in on him. The governor spent $10 million on ads attacking Riordan, in part because Davis wanted to run in the general election against a guy he figured would be easier to beat, businessman Bill Simon. But Davis wasn't the reason Riordan went from a 60-point lead in the polls to an 18-point loss Tuesday. And Simon, a guy with no political experience who shocked everyone by wining the GOP nomination, wasn't the reason either. Riordan has only himself to blame, for a lackluster campaign that he was never prepared...
...Davis has the Republican he wants. But he may regret what he paid for. Simon, an investment guru with a portfolio of liabilities Riordan could have used against him - he's never held office before, he's voted only sporadically, and he's only lived in California for 12 years - still ran a surprisingly strong campaign. He took a slow, prudent approach to the primary, getting his name out and wooing key party leaders. But he'll have to ratchet up his game if he plans to beat Davis, who despite his gray personality is a smart and tenacious campaigner...
...their part, Bush and Rove didn't lose as much as some claim when their anointed candidate crashed and burned. But they were reminded that all politics is local. The President, despite his high popularity, cannot carry a candidate by himself. Still, Simon will take the help, and Bush is already reaching out. He called Simon at a post primary party, and told him "I know you can beat Gray Davis and I want to help...
...Reported by Massimo Calabresi/Washington; Jamil Hamad, Aharon Klein and Simon Robinson/Jerusalem; and Scott MacLeod/Cairo
...father) who formed STAR in 1990 and sold it five years later to News Corp. for $950 million. But PCCW's chief foray into video programming, Network of the World, is flailing and has had trouble making inroads in China. "This family has had one go at broadcasting," says Simon Twiston Davies, chairman of the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia. "Relationships are good, but they don't work magic. Tom is still a bit in left field...