SIMON SAYS, "SEE YA!"

California Republican Bill Simon drops out of Davis recall race (ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 23, 2003

Republican Bill Simon dropped out of the gubernatorial recall race Saturday amid calls from party leaders to consolidate support behind fewer candidates, a campaign official said. [...]

Simon's move leaves three leading Republicans among the 135 candidates on the ballot to replace Davis Oct. 7: front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger, former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth and state Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks. Simon's name will still appear on the ballot.

Good for Mr. Simon; he's put party ahead of self. The other two will be under even greater pressure now. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 23, 2003 4:39 PM