Is Schwarzenegger more of a Democrat or a Republican...?

[kentuck]

Is he more liberal on more issues than Gray Davis? Or is he simply just a political puppet that will need guidance from his Repub masters? He did get almost 20% of the Democratic votes and approximately 70% of the Independents. It is not hard to imagine that the shiny new Repub will be tarnished considerably by this time next year, barring some economic miracle...

[gully]

1. I heard a commentator joke that Arnold gets asked that question

30 times a day, and thats just from Maria.

He really doesn't fit the Republican mold, which must be why he won?

[salmonhorse]

2. He is more a Democrat...

Than Dennis Miller is a comdeian.

[Junkdrawer]

3. Schwarzenegger will do what he's told. He has NO IDEA of how..

to do anything else. Jessie Ventura is a Policy Wonk compared to Arnold. He was picked by Republicans for his name and BECAUSE he can be easily led.

[RichM]

4. Pete Wilson is his main political advisor. Draw your own conclusions.

In the one "debate" he participated in, he made precisely ONE political point: that Workers' Compensation programs have become a "burden" to California companies, so they must be slashed.

Get it now? Anti-worker, Pro-business. Hates taxes; demagogues about "tax and spend" liberals.

Does that sound more Republican or Democratic to you?

[walkon]

5. He is slime.

I guess that makes him more Republican. His social "views" are irrelevant and once Enron gets its 9 billion dollars saved he may become completely irrelevant - as Cali falls apart the Repugs can label him "liberal" and disown him as easlly as they took him in.

Worse case - they really do groom him to become President. Or is there another naturalized citizen of 20 years hiding in the Bush?

[Bandit]

6. Does it matter? ~ He is not in charge

Remember it's the people behind the curtain that pull the strings. Ah-nold is like Bush* only a face. He has no real power.