Politics & Government

Political Payback in Clash of the Titans

Berman-Sherman conflict stirs memories of 1980 Assembly speakership battle, columnist notes.

The "clash of the titans" between Democrats Howard Berman and Brad Sherman over the single seat in the new 30th Congressional District has also "stirred the embers of a bitter, 32-year-old battle in the state Capitol over the speakership of the state Assembly," according to political columnist Dan Walters writing in the Sacramento Bee.

It's a tale that involves a cast of familiar characters: Leo McCarthy, Willie Brown, Henry Waxman, Nancy Pelosi and Jerry Brown.

The intrigue involves conflict, a powerful political machine, poisoned relations and payback for what happened 32 years ago.

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