[TontoKowalski]

I've been thinking along the same lines. Garamendi (I think that's the proper spelling) is unknown to me, but I understand he's quite popular among Cali dems. That's going to split their vote to some extent.

The filing deadline is tomorrow. I'd bet money that some dim (I'm thinking Loretta Sanchez) is thinking, "Hmm. I'm a woman, and a Hispanic, and throw in variables and unknowns for the other candidates, plus the fact I'm not in State govt and can't be blamed for the mess, and I might walk away with this thing if I can get, say, 23% of the vote..."

If Dim party "unity" didn't hold together for Davis, I can't imagine they're all going to fall in line for Bustamonte. I look for one more semi-prominant dim to enter the race at the last minute.

[Wolfstar]

The Dems would never admit to it publicly, but Garamendi is the anti-Mexican Dem candidate. The dirtly little secret of Dem Party in California is that, as the Medican vote grows exponentially, non-Hispanic Dem politicos are just as much an endangered species as non-Hispanic Republicans.