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" If , using the example of the Republican Primary , you wrote down an observation about John McCain 's views on health care , you might list it under the general category of ? The Democratic Governor intervened directly in the Republican primary , slamming Riordan from both the left and the right ( in one pervasive TV spot , Democrat Davis ripped at Republican Riordan for allegedly being soft on the death penalty ) . Spending almost $ 12 million on TV ads and stunning political observers with his audacity , he intervened directly in the Republican primary , bashing and shredding former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan , a moderate - - often attacking him from the right .