Political Run For Governor Of California example essay topic

Leave it to a movie star to come up with a stunning plot. On August 6, 56 year old Austrian-born Arnold Schwarzenegger had surprised us all by announcing that he is putting himself in the political run for Governor of California. As this political race goes into full throttle, the biggest question is, can he lead enough Californians into believing that he is the only serious person to rescue the state from an unprecedented financial crisis and place it back at least on a path to its former glory? With Californians already feeling he is not suitable enough to be their governor, Schwarzenegger himself not seeming to take this political run seriously, and a bizarre past that would have people question his credibility, I do not believe that he will.

In a recent Los Angeles Times periodical, a poll found that 53 percent of registered voters were not inclined to vote for him. Of course, Schwarzenegger is an amateur politician, one who may have many voters end up asking why? Why the terminator for governor? In a celebrity-obsessed society as California, the candidacy of a movie star with little political and no government experience may not seem so bizarre in more peaceful times, but when the state is hanging by its fingertips over a 38 billion dollar deficit? It is simply too insane to be funny. Making his announcement to run on Jay Leno's "The Tonight Show' rather than a legitimate news station was an insult to everyone who takes politics and California's problems seriously, indicating that his candidacy is more about self-promotion than it is about public service.

Likewise, his joking remark that the decision to run was his most difficult since deciding to get a bikini wax in 1978 was something that millions of Californians who are in real pain and looking for proven leadership must have found to be truly hilarious. Schwarzenegger is not starting out on the right foot if he wants to be taken seriously. But Arnold Schwarzenegger is not the only lunatic running for governor with an absurd past. There are hundreds more just like him and they all contribute into making this candidacy a political circus. Sure, he smoked marijuana and his father was a Nazi, but look at the field: a porn star who wants to tax breast implants; a billboard Barbie in a pink Corvette; a former child actor; an ex-cop who wants to legalize ferrets; a comedian who wants to ban low-low-riding pants; and the list goes on. In conclusion, if Davis is ultimately recalled, and the choice of an alternative is determined on the basis of name recognition alone, Schwarzenegger would win.

But if Californians recognize the need for smart leadership by an experienced politician who can Primarily, lead them to a pathway out of this deficit, there are enough practical alternatives to prevent the actor from destroying California and potentially himself. As one republican was asked how well would Schwarzenegger do in convincing the Californian public that he is the right man for the job he stated "It depends on how much discipline he has, the first stupid thing he says and it could be downhill from there.".