Schwarzenegger definitely got a lot of centrist Democratic leaning voters in CA with his pro-environment stances, so I'd agree that it helped him politically in

Schwarzenegger definitely got a lot of centrist Democratic leaning voters in CA with his pro-environment stances, so I'd agree that it helped him politically in CA. His initial election was sort of a fluke anyways created by the nutty CA recall process, but he did stay in office for 8 years. He was really a different sort of politician than standard pro-fossil fuel Republicans, and perceived by different standards by voters across the electorate.