DeNiro -- I think he's already a bit of a mover in NYC business.
The weird thing (that I'm only now reading about) is that the Schwarzenegger candidacy didn't come out of nowhere. He was making overtures about running against Davis last time around, and has been campaigning about other things (a referendum about phys ed at public schools, for example) over the last couple years.
This SFGate piece has a great, bitter paragraph summing up the weirdness of California's new ruler:
His is a baffling life to contemplate. For a time, he was the most commercially successful actor in the world, and yet he can barely act. He has a reputation for charm, and yet he exudes little warmth. He has an enormous ego, yet people think of him as self-deprecating. In the campaign, he was perceived by many as a straight-shooter, even as he remained vague on the issues. And he was regarded as a tough guy, while avoiding all but one debate.
They also have a great map showing which counties voted for the recall and which against -- the Bay Area and LA against the rest of the state. |