It’ll take star power to unseat the Terminator

We only thought California’s last gubernatorial election was as weird as it gets. U.S. News & World Report says major Democratic donors have tried to persuade Bill Clinton to challenge Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year. Never mind that Clinton lives in New York state and might be needed for a presidential run by his wife in ’08. Also among Democrats’ dream candidates: Magic Johnson and Rob Reiner.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

10 Comments

  1. CW
    Posted September 12, 2005 at 7:42 am | Permalink

    Have we ever had a former President run for Governor of a state after his presidency? It seems odd. Just curious.

  2. Joe Williams
    Posted September 12, 2005 at 7:45 am | Permalink

    LOL! Democrats are really desperate!

  3. Posted September 12, 2005 at 8:27 am | Permalink

    Dems could run a kitchen sink against Ahnold and win.

    What Californians need is someone to tell them the truth. You can’t keep cutting taxes and running one of the biggest economies in the world on deficit spending . . .

    But, hey, that’s the Republican way!

  4. NoJoCo
    Posted September 12, 2005 at 11:14 am | Permalink

    A kitchen sink would be better than either the “Meathead” or Tragic Johnson.

  5. Heartlander
    Posted September 12, 2005 at 2:21 pm | Permalink

    How is this weird? Kansas has an Ohioan in the governor’s mansion. Wichita’s mayor is from Cuba. Its House of Representatives delegate is from Missouri. Los Angeles school’s superintendent in the former Colorado Governor Roy Romer (also former DNC chair). One of its US Senators (Boxer) is from New York. Cross-fertilization happens all the time.

  6. Hank Price
    Posted September 12, 2005 at 2:46 pm | Permalink

    It seems that Ahnold ran against a ‘kitchen sink’ and won already!

    Hank

  7. Posted September 12, 2005 at 3:07 pm | Permalink

    Hank, you’re back. Boy, we missed you.

    Like we miss acne . . .

  8. NoJoCo
    Posted September 12, 2005 at 5:19 pm | Permalink

    Maybe Gary “What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?” should give it another shot. “What you talkin’ ’bout Schwarzenegger?” could be his campaign motto.

  9. Ian Santiago
    Posted September 14, 2005 at 11:30 am | Permalink

    Who would vote for a lowlife, aids infested negro adulterer like monkey Johnson? I am surprised that the demorats don’t run OJ Simpson. Heck, that murderer would get 80% of the negro vote at least!

  10. Damoon
    Posted September 14, 2005 at 5:39 pm | Permalink

    I think Clinton would make a great governor! I never realized what a good president he was until Bush took office. Bush will surely go down in history as one of the worst presidents we’ve ever had to endure.