While the media herd swoon and Dem flacks lick their chops over Schwarzenegger 's announcement, the ground shifted under Davis. The real story of the day isn't Ahnold.
Cruz Bustamante becomes first prominent Democrat to announce plans to run for governor
Bustamante, the first Hispanic to hold statewide office in California in more than a century, said in a faxed statement he planned to pick up candidacy papers at 10 a.m. Thursday in Sacramento. As late as Tuesday, he had maintained he would not put his name on the ballot to recall Davis.
Listen! What's that distant sound? The Hispanic vote changing candidates? Dems jumping the Gray ghost ship?