Party of One:
Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of the Independent Voter
By Daniel Weintraub
Foreword by Michael Barone
Published by PoliPointPress
264 Pages
Publication Date 1/08
ISBN: 978-0-9794822-2-9
$19.95, hard cover
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As improbable as it was that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be elected to
govern the biggest state in the country, it turns out that was only the beginning
of an even more remarkable story. Daniel Weintraub, an insightful and
experienced reporter, takes us along on a journey in which Schwarzenegger
has reshaped the political landscape in California—and possibly set a path
that the rest of the country will follow.
—Karen Tumulty, Time Magazine
The grand goals, disappointing failures, and admirable successes of
California’s superstar governor are impressively chronicled in this sympa-
thetic but critical book by Daniel Weintraub. This valuable work explores
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s conflicted inner core and explains why he has
often struggled in Sacramento.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times
Since his landslide reelection in a state dominated by Democrats, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has arguably become the nation’s most successful Republican politician. His near-universal name recognition and status as governor of the nation’s most populous state have placed Schwarzenegger at the forefront of such key issues as health care, environmental protection, and immigration.
Combining liberal stands on social and environmental issues with fiscally conservative, pro-business policies, Schwarzenegger has appealed to Republicans, Democrats, and independent voters, whose support has been critical to his success. Party of One offers a portrait of a political celebrity by one of his closest observers.
Daniel Weintraub is the public affairs columnist for the editorial pages of The Sacramento Bee. Formerly a political analyst for MSBC, he has appeared on Fox News, CNN, and CNBC, as well as on NPR and every major public radio station in California. He served as capitol bureau chief and columnist for the Orange County Register and began his career in journalism writing for the Los Angeles Times in San Diego.
In April 2003, he started the California Insider, the first blog written by a full-time political journalist in California. In 2000, he received the John Jacobs Award from the Center for California Studies for excellence in the reporting of California government and politics. Currently he blogs on The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert.
