How did Schwarzenegger become governor?

On August 10, Schwarzenegger and his wife officially registered to run for governor of California, and a California "political drama" was officially staged. The latest issue of Newsweek focuses on why Schwarzenegger wants to go into politics, what kind of political inclination he holds and what his career prospects are, showing readers one side of Schwarzenegger as a Hollywood action superstar and the other side as a cutting-edge political arena.

My father joined the Nazi Party and worshipped historical strongmen since childhood.

Schwarzenegger once said, "I worship any powerful figure in history, even a dictator." Those great men who are still remembered after thousands of years, such as Jesus, are my idols. "Therefore, people think that Schwarzenegger's role on the screen as a robot from the future to save mankind (Terminator series) is a reflection of his worship of power. Schwarzenegger told reporters that his reason for running for governor was "to fulfill his duties and bring hope to people." "

Schwarzenegger's personality and political views need to be traced back to his childhood. Schwarzenegger's father is one of the biggest influencers. Old Schwarzenegger's tutor was very strict and asked Arnold to write a diary of 10 pages every week. Until Arnold is far away in a foreign land, his father will criticize and point out his grammatical mistakes in his letters at home.

In addition, the growth environment also had an important impact on Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger's family was poor when he was a child. He was born in 1947, Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and the domestic people were poor. Old Schwarzenegger was the police chief of a small town at that time, and later joined the Nazi Party. The "tainted history" of this family became Schwarzenegger's Achilles heel, and Schwarzenegger did publicly defend the Austrian president who had an affair with the Nazis.

However, although opponents always shake Schwarzenegger's family from time to time, it is unfair to involve a father's behavior in his son. So after 1990' s father's "Nazi history" was thoroughly investigated, Schwarzenegger began his first stop in his political career, and he became the chairman of President Bush's physical fitness advisory group.

But Schwarzenegger's relationship with his father is not good. He did not even attend his father's funeral. Schwarzenegger wrote in his autobiography: "I use this to train my heart to become harder and more indifferent, which is conducive to my better performance in professional competition."

Strong-willed, competitive, and unscrupulous to achieve their goals.

Anyone who knows Schwarzenegger admires his strong will to succeed. "He is a natural competitor. Once he sees the goal, he will move in the direction and be very determined, "old friend Vader recalled Schwarzenegger when he was 28 years old. "In order to achieve his goal, he will use any trick psychologically or emotionally. In short, he should not be second. " "Schwarzenegger is very arrogant and a shrewd manipulator. He is very good at psychological warfare. " Wade even revealed that Schwarzenegger had taken illegal drugs many times in order to win the weightlifting competition, resulting in heart damage today.

In addition, in order to run for governor, Schwarzenegger did not hesitate to betray his political partner, Richard Wildan, the former mayor of Los Angeles.

It is reported that at the end of July, Verdan and Schwarzenegger reached an agreement, Verdan was elected governor of California, and Schwarzenegger supported him behind his back. Schwarzenegger's advisers denied that there was such a deal, but Verdan believed that when Schwarzenegger and his family visited his home two weeks ago, he was still the one who participated in the election on behalf of * * * and the party. Therefore, when he learned that Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy on TV, Verdan and his assistants were extremely shocked. When Schwarzenegger left the press conference, he immediately called Verdan. On the phone, Schwarzenegger said, "I'm calling to tell you that I've decided to run." "I see," replied Verdan succinctly. The next day, Verdan publicly announced his support for Schwarzenegger's candidacy.

Newsweek commented that Verdan was by no means the first person cheated by Schwarzenegger, and of course, he was definitely not the last one.

However, it was his father who brought Schwarzenegger into fitness. At first, he wanted to be a football player, but Schwarzenegger Jr. became fascinated with weightlifting and began to take part in competitions. Later, Schwarzenegger was attracted by Joe, a TV figure in sports, and Joe decided to make Schwarzenegger an "American-style" hero representing pop culture.

Undeniably, Schwarzenegger was able to participate in the governor's "burning money" competition, and an important capital was his property. The wealth accumulated by Schwarzenegger is undoubtedly given by Hollywood. Schwarzenegger earned $30 million for Terminator 3, which was released in the United States last month. According to the statistics of Fortune magazine, Schwarzenegger's personal assets are as high as $2 billion. The film career paved the way for Schwarzenegger's political career to gain fame and fortune.

He showed political shrewdness outside his acting life. He began to establish his political image in * * * and the Party, and gained the support of grassroots voters by participating in sports activities such as the Special Olympics. Just a year ago, Schwarzenegger started an after-school program for students, which raised $500 million a year and won his "I will come again" guarantee, which was the motto of his artistic career and now becomes his political policy.

However, although Schwarzenegger won the highest price in his acting career in Terminator 3, many people also think that Terminator 3 is Schwarzenegger's masterpiece in Hollywood and the last "bounce" of the action superstar. Age and physical strength inevitably weaken Schwarzenegger day by day, and there will be no more $30 million reward. So Schwarzenegger needs to find the next breakthrough, another new field to conquer.

A moderate Republican followed Reagan into the White House.

1968 Schwarzenegger was a party member before he became an American citizen. Even though he married the famous Kennedy dynasty of the Democratic Party, Schwarzenegger did not change his party membership and turned to the Democratic Party.

From 65438 to 0988, Schwarzenegger donated money to Bush's presidential campaign. In return, bush gave him the position of chairman of the president's physical training advisory group. In the next four years, Schwarzenegger paid his own money and toured 50 states in the United States to publicize the benefits of physical exercise to young people. 1992, George H.W. Bush failed to run for re-election, and Schwarzenegger became a physical training consultant for then California Governor Pete Wilson. 1993 Wilson first discovered Schwarzenegger's political potential at a fund-raising party. Wilson told Newsweek: "At that time, I noticed that most people looked impatient, but Arnold seemed to enjoy it."

According to the analysis, Schwarzenegger has most of the conditions needed to set up a campaign office-the most important of which is campaign funds. In addition, Schwarzenegger has social service experience and is an active advocate of Special Olympics and urban sports, which has won him a positive public image.

But over the years, Schwarzenegger's political enthusiasm does not seem to be very high. According to the existing voting records, Schwarzenegger only participated in six of the past 13 national elections. In the local elections and presidential elections of 1996, 1998 and 2000, he only participated in the presidential election of 1998, and there is no record that he voted in the presidential election war between Bush and Gore in 2000. Schwarzenegger's campaign team put forward the reason for his absence from voting, but did not say clearly whether it was caused by Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger, a moderate Republican, agrees with most Californians, which is his greatest political wealth. He supports abortion, gay adoption, environmental protection (though not very tough), and openly admits that he is a "liberal". In fact, Schwarzenegger's best political experience only came from last year, when he donated $500 million to promote extracurricular activities for primary and secondary school students in California.

Schwarzenegger ran for governor with a dream: winning the White House. He will follow in the footsteps of former President Ronald Reagan, first become the governor of California, and then enter a larger political stage-the White House. Reagan was also a Hollywood movie star. 1966 successfully ran for governor of California, and later entered the White House, becoming the 49th president of the United States.

But Schwarzenegger can't be president, because the US Constitution prohibits foreign-born people from running for president. But Schwarzenegger's campaign for governor of California is as interesting as his movies.

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Name: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Age: 56 years old

Birthday:1July 30th, 947

Born in Austria, 1983 immigrated to the United States and became an American citizen. Education: 1979 graduated from the University of Wisconsin.

Political factions: * * and party member.

Political Experience: Chairman of President Bush's Health Advisory Panel.

Occupation: engaged in sports in his early years and won the title of Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding for 7 times; Later, he set foot on the screen and became a Hollywood action superstar.

Family: His wife Maria is Kennedy's niece and a journalist; There are four children at home.

"Oppose" with the Democratic wife

Maria Shriver, a wife with a democratic background, is the niece of President John F. Kennedy, a member of the famous American political family Kennedy, and a famous TV reporter. It is said that Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, is not interested in his challenge to the embattled incumbent Governor Davis. She is very worried that her political career may sacrifice their family life and affect their four children.

But shriver finally gave in and supported any decision made by Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger told voters in California. "Yes, she is a Democrat, and she will vote for the Republican for the first time."