What is the process? That is
the constant question, because it’s so unusual and bizarre.
What are the strategies of the various candidates? What is
the significance of Bill Simon pulling out? I got a lot of
calls about that. And each day there appears to be more news.
This is certainly the No. 1 political news story in the
United States, and it has overshadowed the presidential race.
It’s seen as a precursor to the presidential race, because
it’s shaking down into a party battle, which does foreshadow
the ’04 presidential election. That’s one reason
it’s getting so much interest in D.C. The other reason
is that people like to laugh at California. Although it’s
not as crazy as people think – in that there’s
only about four or five serious candidates. This is not 135
candidates for governor – that’s over. Still,
people like to use the words “crazy” and “California”
together. |