Arnold Schwarzenegger will go down as one of the worst governors in the history of California. When you have Moonbeam Jerry Brown running the state in the 70’s and today, that’s a pretty bad distinction to have. Schwarzenegger was an epic failure on The Apprentice, so he quit. Now he wants to run for the Senate in California as a third party candidate in 2018.
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His entry into the 2018 Senate race — when Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein would be 85 years old and up for reelection — “would give Arnold the stage to jam Trump for the next 16 months,’’ according to one veteran GOP strategist who spoke on condition of anonymity.
It would also enable Schwarzenegger to draw a contrast with the president on key issues, including climate change, political reform and even immigration.
Schwarzenegger spokesman Daniel Ketchell did not rule out a possible Senate run when asked to respond to the speculation.
“Right now Gov. Schwarzenegger’s focus is on using his platform to bring some sensibility and coherency to Washington by fighting for redistricting reform, like we did in California,’’ Ketchell told POLITICO via email Thursday. “We are keeping all of our options open as far as how we can accomplish that.”