Can Simon do it?

Conventional wisdom says the CA governor's race is Grey Davis' to lose, but conventional wisdom said it was Richard Riordon's to lose too. Newsweek points out that this dark horse is galloping--and gaining ground, not losing it as many expected. Can Bill Simon, who's never held political office and trails Davis in fundraising, do it again and upset the countries first "coin-operated" governor? “There are times it’s good to have an outsider,” Simon told NEWSWEEK. “I’ve had the kind of experience where you sign the front of the check instead of the back.”