A Macho Candidate for Governor, and His Achilles' Heel: Women

[kskiska]

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But Ms. Shriver's foray turned into utter chaos. She was shouted down by a score of organized union members protesting the recall election and Wal-Mart's labor policies. Less than 10 minutes into a scheduled 45-minute appearance, she was hustled into a black sport utility vehicle and driven away.

Before leaving, Ms. Shriver told reporters above the din, "Like many women, I'm just trying to juggle helping my husband and my four children."

Her trip had larger ambitions than adding a few dozen voters to the rolls and issuing a bland statement of support for her husband. She is trying to soften Mr. Schwarzenegger's image and address a problem that is clouding his prospects. Like virtually every Republican candidate in California for more than a decade, Mr. Schwarzenegger faces a gender gap among voters, with women showing more support for Democrats.

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Mr. Schwarzenegger's macho image compounds the problem, Mr. Hoffenblum said. "Look at the movies he made, look at his career, look at the statements he's made — and he's a Republican," he said. "Of course he has a woman problem."

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http://nytimes.com/2003/09/08/national/08CND-CALI.html?hp

[psychopomp]

1. In a better world this guy wouldn't stand a chance

Check out the lame TV spots on his official website. He is still running on "leadership," which worked once for Dumbya but won't fly in California.

[FreakinDJ]

2. I thought he couldn't pass the drug test

Oh yea thats for body building competetion only not the govenors job

[The Zanti Regent]

4. So what if this dope does dope?

Arnold is gonna wind up third.

Hasta la vista, Arnold!

[LeftCoast]

3. Yeah, I've never seen political ads more vacant of content

Absolute fluff...thank the higher powers that this election will be done in a month...

[chicaloca]

5. just when I thought the Creepublicans couldn't get any worse....

"And an article in Entertainment Weekly in July quoted the actor discussing his new movie, 'Terminator 3,' which he said he enjoyed because 'How many times do you get away with taking a woman and burying her face in a toilet bowl?'"

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Arnold "did not address the more recent articles, but one of his advisers, Mike Murphy, dismissed complaints about them as 'background noise.'"

:wow: So Arnold's desire to physically abuse women is just "background noise," nothing to be concerned about, according to even so-called moderate Republicans. Excuse me while I go projectile vomit.

[sandnsea]

6. Eeek, sounds like OJ

Didn't he make some kind of comments like that in some exercise video. What a creep. This may not only end his 'political' career, but his film 'career' as well.