| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxiv, 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-431) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue. Day one -- 1. As entertaining as a nickelodeon -- 2. Mad as hell -- 3. Free to choose -- 4. Pumping pup -- 5. Authenticity -- 6. End of days -- 7. The trailer campaign -- 8. A thing of beauty -- 9. Fiddling -- 10. Not gonna take it -- 11. A time for choosing -- 12. Make up, please -- 13. Back on track -- 14. Costco and the carrot people -- 15. All politics is "girlie men" -- 16. The Indians are ripping us off -- 17. Behind bars -- 18. Deal breaker -- 19. Musclebound -- 20. One big enchilada, whipped -- Epilogue. The reality of it. |
| Summary |
Over the past quarter century, the twin arts of direct democracy (through ballot initiatives designed to push the public to the polls on election day) and blockbuster moviemaking (through movies designed to push the public to the theaters on opening weekend) grew up together, at home in California. With the state's recall election in 2003, the two officially merged. The result: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Political reporter Mathews, who covered Schwarzenegger's campaign for the Los Angeles Times and who has subsequently broken many front page stories about him, traces the roots of both movie and political populism, how Schwarzenegger used these twin forces to win election and, especially, how he has used them to govern. This book reports on whether this system of governing proves blessing, curse, or mess, and on the remarkable Austrian with the nerve to carry it out.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Schwarzenegger, Arnold.
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California -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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| ISBN |
1586482726 |
| Standard No. |
9781586482725 |
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