Instead of ending a speech in Fresno with one of his oft-used catchphrases–“Hasta la vista, baby” or “I’ll be back”–Mr. Schwarzenegger closed his address by saying, “California: I’m going to sex you up.”
Schwarzenegger’s new emphasis on group sex may reflect a failure of the former action hero’s anti-tax message to gain traction with California voters. But the shift in focus may also be a calculated attempt on the part of the Schwarzenegger team to halt the surge of porn star Mary Carey in the gubernatorial polls.
While Ms. Carey has not offered to have sex with the entire state as part of her campaign for California’s highest office, Mr. Schwarzenegger’s advisors have been steadily urging him to outflank the porn star on the group sex issue.
In addition to crisscrossing the state to spread his group sex message, between now and Election Day Mr. Schwarzenegger is expected to sharpen his appeal to a key segment of California voters: idiots.
Recent polls show Mr. Schwarzenegger leading, albeit by a slim margin, among California’s idiots, many of whom also support pundit Arianna Huffington and former sitcom star Gary Coleman.
“If past California elections are any guide, idiots will decide this race,” an aide to Mr. Schwarzenegger said today.
