Democrat Great Davis vs Democrat Schwartzneger in California Primary

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Arnold schwartzneger was the biggest name in california's recall election. But he wasn't the only big name running to replace democrat great davis. Larry flint, the publisher of hustler, was also a candidate. Political scientist anthony nons has taken up what turns out to be the sort of stigmatized study of celebrity politics.

This week Pennsylvania voters decide whether to give Dr. Oz a shot at the US Senate. To mark the occasion, Sean Rameswaram tries to understand what makes a celebrity candidate viable, from “the Gipper” to “the Governator” to “the Donald.”

This episode was reported and produced by Sean Rameswaram with an assist from Jon Ehrens, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and engineered by Efim Shapiro.

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