Outsider’s Quick Turn as Politician(Schwarzenegger)

The LA Times ^ | 7:51 PM PDT, August 26, 2003 | Michael Finnegan and Joe Mathews

[A_Niceguy_in_CA]

7:51 PM PDT, August 26, 2003

Outsider’s Quick Turn as Politician

Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign is led by Sacramento insiders who ran the state for most of the 1990s, then went to work for some of the special-interest groups whose influence he promises to curb.

By Michael Finnegan and Joe Mathews, Times Staff Writers

Day by day, the outsider image that Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken pains to project is clashing with the reality of his campaign.

The California gubernatorial candidate who vowed to "clean house" in Sacramento, after what he suggested would be a campaign financed with his own millions, has hired professional fund-raisers to solicit money from developers and other donors with a stake in state business.

[The Old Hoosier]

Yet another similarity between Arnold and Gov. Joe "Gumby" Davis.

[TheAngryClam]

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Schwarzenegger's campaign has made a few mistakes so far, but this may end up being one of the biggest.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Don't forget his upcoming fundraiser in Manhattan for those "Californians for Schwarzenegger".

[DoctorZIn]

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