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Media critic Neal Gabler gets everything exactly backwards:

�What California voters are doing is to consciously convert the political process into a movie,� Gabler says. �Arnold understands that the election has nothing to do with politics and everything with entertainment values.�

The outcome of the election, the New York-based writer believes, hinges on what approach the media decides to take.

�If the media reports this as a serious political issue, I don�t think Arnold will win,� Gabler says. �But if they treat this as just fun and games, then he�s in.�