# Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can happen -- he is official running

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-can-happen-he-is-official-running/193495>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 7, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-can-happen-he-is-official-running/193495 "2003-08-07T02:09:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-can-happen-he-is-official-running/193495/21 "2003-08-07T14:23:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jools \*  
> \*\*Hmmm, excuse my ignorance but doesn’t one have to be born in the States to be in office?? \*\*

Only to be president (and by extension, vice president) of the USA.

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**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-can-happen-he-is-official-running/193495/22 "2003-08-07T14:24:51Z")

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What most people seem to be utterly ignorant of is that Schwarzenneger is also a savvy businessman. He owns two shopping malls and some expensive chunks of Santa Monica. He started that “sideline” before he became a big movie star and has kept up with it.

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**Author:** ![sarclmbr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@sarclmbr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sarclmbr)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-can-happen-he-is-official-running/193495/23 "2003-08-07T15:10:33Z")

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Dogface is right, Arnold is quite a real estate hound and has done very well financially outside of the box office. I wished I lived in CA so I can vote for him.

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**Author:** ![Sinful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-can-happen-he-is-official-running/193495/24 "2003-08-07T17:12:07Z")

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I have to admit, living in a state with Arnold as leader would kick ass. Especially if you have to settle differences with other states via a manly arm-wrestle. Still… he is a Republican. He should have run as an independant. I’m for Lary Flint(sp), there’s no such thing a s being to liberal, conservativism destroys societies.

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-can-happen-he-is-official-running/193495/25 "2003-08-07T17:18:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by DesertGeezer \*  
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> Dianne Feinstein says she’s not running, but I noticed a Dan Feinstein of San Francisco on the list. Is he the sentaor’s son?
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Dianne Feinstein does not have a son, only a daughter.

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