Why a short campaign hurts Davis

It'll be nasty on both sides, but Davis has no goodwill left to spend. Says John J. Pitney, a professor of government at Claremont-McKenna: "He will need to attack his opponents and raise lots of money, which will just remind Californians of why they hate him so much." (New York Times)

By the way, if Weintraub is going to keep blogging from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 at night, we ought to pay attention. For the duration of the recall fight California Insider belongs in my top cut of links ("Above the Rest") to the right.