I en intervju i Der Spiegel (sammanfattat i den engelska webbutgåvan) säger Kaliforniens guvernör Arnold Schwarzenegger att han tror att Obama kommer att bli omvald om två år. Arnold menar att det republikanska partiet inte kommer att kunna skaka fram en trovärdig motkandidat till dess:
”I assume that Obama will get a second term in office,” Schwarzenegger told SPIEGEL. Schwarzenegger apparently doesn’t believe the Republicans will succeed in finding a challenger capable of securing a victory against Obama. If Obama’s Democrats lose their current majority in the House of Representatives — a development expected by many — Schwarzenegger says it could actually provide a boost to the US president’s prospects for re-election.