July 31, 2003

Daniel Weintraub:

Riordan had more than Gray Davis to blame for his defeat. Riordan ran last year as the candidate of leadership and vision while offering little of either. His campaign was so sloppy it left close observers questioning whether the former two-term mayor of Los Angeles had what it took to be governor.

Now, with his friend Arnold Schwarzenegger pulling back, Riordan might step forward as a candidate to replace Davis should the attempt to recall the governor succeed. But Riordan will surely fail again if he doesn't learn the right lessons from his disastrous run a year ago ...

Read it all. This is the good stuff.

Posted by Greg Ransom