With vast amounts of money at their disposal, political campaigns in California are notoriously dirty, with the private lives of candidates being trawled through for embarrassing revelations. It is thought that Schwarzenegger could be vulnerable to such attacks. Indeed, he admitted as much during one interview, conceding that his opponents would try to label him as a "womanizer."
He is married to Maria Schriver, a member of the Kennedy clan and a high-profile TV journalist who this weekend announced she would take leave from her presenting post on the NBC network to back her husband's campaign.
The polls suggest the actor's name recognition will carry him to victory but most observers believe the gap will narrow as voters begin to focus on policy.
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