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Auggie

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5. Yes & No

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Sep 15, 2021, 11:00 AM

Sep 2021

The Tonight Show appearance gave Schwarzenegger a jump start due to his his celebrity and "toughness" monikor (I recall people saying "The Terminator" would make a "cool" governor).

Elder is not Schwarzenegger and California is more polarized and more Democratic than 2003. Nobody -- Leno, Trump, Jesus -- could have helped him.

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