L.A. likes Riordan, it seems

The prospect of Richard Riordan being on the ballot helps the Davis recall's chances in Los Angeles, Dan Weintraub analyzes based on the latest Field Poll. The poll found that recall sentiment is evenly split in L.A., even though the strongly Democratic party alignment here suggests it should be losing. Riordan is the reason, the pollster says, even though Dick says he won't run if Arnold does.