Cathleen Decker's political analysis in the Los Angeles Times contemplates the real message behind the battle between two factions of the Democratic Party in Tuesday's state Senate runoff. Did this heated race between Democrats -- one backed by powerful unions, the other backed by powerful business interests -- signal a new trend in California politics? Or was it merely the result of what one labor representative called "a perfect storm of odd events" that is unlikely to be repeated?

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