Be careful for what wish for. I’ve seen this rodeo before. I live in CA. We had a recall election here a few years ago that succeeded in ousting an incumbent Democrat governor. The man riding on a white horse was an actor named Arnold. People loved him. He wasn’t a politician. He spoke his mind. He was unscripted. He had no track record. Like DT, he was a nominal Republican few ties to the Party establishment. He was even married to a Kennedy (the first red flag IMHO). Like DT, he sounded like a conservative on the campaign trail but had a lot of liberal positions. But people thought he was a breath of fresh air because he wasn’t a career politician. Like DT he had near universal name ID and personal resources. Some compared Arnold to RR because was an actor who later became a Republican governor of CA. But RR was a movement conservative. DT and Arnold were never movement conservatives. They campaigned against the establishment even though both are very much part of the establishment. I didn’t drink the Kool Aid back then. I voted for the tried and true conservative, (and yes professional politician) Tom McClintock in the primary. And after nearly eight years of Arnold as governor, I don’t have a single regret. Should DT actually win the WH, the people who will be most disappointed will be movement conservatives. DT like Arnold is a populist, not a movement conservative like RR. There should be pause for concern and a close examination of all of his past policy positions and political contributions including those to the Clintons. DT should be held accountable for all his past actions and held accountable to the same standards as anyone else seeking the office of POTUS.
As Governor, Arnold did put a series of reforms as ballot initiatives in 2005 (propositions #74, #75, #76) regarding teacher tenure, union dues for political propositions, budget spending limits, and other topics.
These were all rejected, as they did not reach the required 2/3 majority. But it’s not because Arnold didn’t make the effort.