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Nunez, other democrats bet against election: some see the former San Diegan and current assembly speaker as a tool of labor.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 31-OCT-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Nunez, other democrats bet against election: some see the former San Diegan and current assembly speaker as a tool of labor.(Politics)(Fabian Nunez and Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Article Excerpt
When Fabian Nunez became speaker of the Assembly two years ago, he surprised many by standing up to the star power of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, even as other Democrats were busy cutting deals.

Now Nunez's resolve has spread. Democrats have taken on Schwarzenegger's special election agenda and hope to hand the governor his first serious defeat at the polls next month.

"Fabian is more willing to confront and fight than the governor anticipated," said Darry Sragow, a longtime Democratic strategist who has consulted for Assembly Democrats.

But Nunez's aggressive stance has come at a price.

He has few accomplishments in his two years as speaker. Even as the state's fiscal situation improves, little progress is being made in tackling the biggest problems: overburdened infrastructure,...

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