And So it Begins...

Democrat Unity Crumbles After Arnie's Blockbuster

Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, ostensibly Davis's deputy and the No. 2 state official, scheduled a news conference for Thursday morning to announce he will run in the recall, casting aside assurances that he would not seek the state's top office.

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Bustamante's breaking of the taboo on a run now opens the way for mainstream Democrats to run. The state's Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, a Democrat, also scheduled a news conference for Thursday to announce a run.