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?Democrat Unity Crumbles After Arnie's Blockbuster (Adam Tanner, Reuters, August 7, 2003)

A "Wild West" political atmosphere unfolded at a frantic pace after the action film star and former Mr. Universe defied predictions of his own top advisers and said he would seek to terminate Davis's rule at the statehouse.

Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, ostensibly Davis's deputy and the No. 2 state official, cited poor polls for Davis as a reason to run and said he hoped to raise up to $15 million to campaign.

"I think it is important that we have a serious Democrat on the ballot," he told reporters. "I am here to tell everyone to vote no on the recall and yes to Bustamante."

Democrat Unity, you know, like "military intelligence"? The "vote no on the recall" that effectively opens the position for which I'm now running (all ridiculous California voting laws aside) is an outstanding platform for the guy who proposes to get them out of this mess. And you thought the ballots in Florida were confusing. Posted by John Resnick at August 7, 2003 5:29 PM