After winning the titles of the strongest and most courageous man on earth, winning bodybuilding championships seven times in a row and becoming a Hollywood movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the visible and tangible embodiment of...

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After winning the titles of the strongest and most courageous man on earth, winning bodybuilding championships seven times in a row and becoming a Hollywood movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the visible and tangible embodiment of the American dream: few immigrants in America were destined to achieve such heights with their perseverance and hard work.

There is, however, growing evidence that Schwarzenegger is very likely to devote himself to political activity. The time when this will happen, it seems, is not far off. In America, informed sources, in particular the Washington Post newspaper, started talking about the fact that Schwarzenegger could well become a “political terminator” and interrupt the stay in the chair of Democratic California Governor Gray Davis in 2002. Arnold himself has not yet confirmed or denied such assumptions, and this only fuels interest in his possible future nomination for governor of California.

In any case, the appearance of just such a candidate for governor would be a good gift for the Californian Republicans. They just dream that Schwarzenegger would repeat for them the victory of another former conservative actor - Ronald Reagan. And this happened in California 35 years ago ....

The wealthy state, home to many Mexicans and Southeast Asians, has a strong Democratic hold, while Republicans have been pushed to the margins of the political process in recent years. They hold only 44 seats in the state legislature, where there are 121 seats. In California, a stable tradition has developed over the past decades: each governor served two terms, but the energy crisis in the fertile state led to constant power outages in the homes of Californians (almost like in Primorye!) and pretty much undermined the position of the current governor Gray Davis last winter. Although Schwarzenegger's polemical experience is small, the chance for a possible governorship suddenly shone quite clearly. Wayne Johnson, a consultant to the Republicans in California, notes that in the California chapter, the mood over the possible nomination of Schwarzenegger ranges from highly interested to enthusiastic. “This opens up a broad perspective for our party,” said Wayne Johnson in an interview with the Washington Post.

The Austrian said back in 1999 that, in principle, he intended to engage in political activities, but everyone expected that this would happen only in 2006, because Arnold had contracts for participation in various Hollywood films until 2004.

Confirmation of Arnie's gubernatorial ambitions can so far be gleaned only from the Internet page of his admirers. However, one athlete - wrestler Jesse Ventura - has already become the governor of Minnesota. Not so long left to wait until the moment when we find out whether the "terminator" is destined to sit in the governor's chair ...