By late Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, who had insisted for weeks that he would not be on the Oct. 7 ballot, announced he was entering the race.
“It’s definite,” said Richie Ross, Bustamante’s political consultant. Bustamante has scheduled a news conference for this morning.
Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, another Democrat, said Wednesday evening that he too was considering entering the race and would make an announcement today. On Monday, Garamendi had said he strongly opposed the recall and did not plan to run. “A lot of things have changed since Monday,” he said.
Like we said, the Dems can’t afford to stay out. Bustamante has extra incentive to enter the race, since Davis has treated him like dirt the entire time they’ve both been in office, and extra-extra incentive in case the courts rule the replacement ballot isn’t needed: then it’s a head-to-head between Gray and Cruz, now sworn enemies.
This is way more fun that daytime TV.