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Trump actually does remind me of another politician. His name was Arnold. He lives here in the People’s Republic of CA. One year, in a stunning and unprecedented recall election, he defeated a sitting Democrat governor.

Arnold has much in common with DT. A nominal Republican (like DT) he had little attachment in with state GOP hierarchy and (like DT) had no track record we could measure before he ran for governor. Like DT, Arnold ran as a conservative but governed as a RINO. Like DT, Arnold had near universal name recognition and unlimited personal resources. Like DT, Arnold appealed a lot to unaffiliated and independent and usually turned off voters who rarely vote and normally have little interest in politics.

Unlike DT, Arnold was born to a modest family in a foreign country. Arnold came over to the US as an immigrant and became very successful first in body building then later as one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood and a successful businessman owning restaurants and other enterprises. Arnold also married up-—into the Kennedy family no less-—the first red flag as far as I was concerned.

But I personally never shared in the state’s initial enthusiasm for Arnold. Many people here were enthusiastic that Arnold had never run for public office before, spoke his mind, and had no close attachments to the state GOP. All were considered big pluses by many by many voters. But not me. I stuck with the tried and true and cast by vote for Congressman Tom McClintock in the recall election. And after nearly eight years of Arnold as governor, I never had any regrets.

DT and Arnold have a lot in common. I’ve seen this rodeo before. DT like Arnold is populist with wide appeal and near universal name ID. But also like Arnold, he is not a movement conservative, and many conservatives will be disappointed. Also, as with the case of Arnold, DT actually is part of the establishment, so many will be ultimately disappointed should he have the chance to govern.