Did who always live in California? Arnold? You know as well as I do he didn't. Not sure why your asking.

I do think the "flaky vote" was probably one of several factors that led him to run for office. He knew that his name, if nothing else, would get him quite a few votes. Then, he took advantage of the fact that so many people hated Grey Davis they would have voted for just about anyone else just to get rid of him. Those two factors, plus his lies, got him the rest of the way in.