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The actor's latest recruitment target emerged after financial wizard Warren
Buffett, one of the world's richest men, and former US secretary of state George
Schultz signed on as his economic advisers.
Sources close to the Republican star's campaign indicated that he was
courting Democrat Lowe, who played an aide to the US president in the hit
television series The West Wing, and that he was likely to come on board.
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Rob at Arnold Schwarzenegger's Gubenatorial Inauguration
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Schwarzenegger's campaign said it was "not commenting publicly" on reports
that Lowe, said to be a close friend of the Terminator star's Democrat wife,
Maria Shriver, was about to lend him his public support.
Rob & Sheryl at Arnold's
Gubenatorial Inauguration
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But the Los Angeles Times quoted Schwarzenegger aides as saying that Lowe was
expected to join the actor's campaign team as an adviser and as a public face
for the drive to have him elected governor of California on October 7.
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"I've met with Rob and I will be working with him," Bonnie Reiss, another
Democrat who joined Schwarzenegger's campaign team as a strategist, told the
Times.
The 39-year-old Lowe's representatives were not immediately available for
comment.
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If he does formally join the "govern-ator's" campaign, Lowe will join a host
of other Democrats, including Buffett, coming to the aid of the moderate
Republican.
And the Times quoted campaign insiders as saying that the actor was just one
of several Hollywood Democrats who had expressed an interest in working with the
action film star.
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Lowe portrayed idealistic White House aide Sam Seaborn in the hit series The
West Wing for three years, until last year.
In real life, he campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Michael
Dukakis in 1988.
Rob at Arnold's
"Welcome to Sacramento" Reception
November 2003
"ARNOLD WILL DO ANYTHING
TO AVOID SKIING WITH ME."
Samantha Young, Associated Press
Kevin Yamamura, Southern Bee
LATimes.com ~~ Political Muscle Blog
January 5, 2007
These are Rob's comments about the Governor's Inaugural Ball for Arnold Schwarzenegger. The
ball was recently held at the Sacramento Convention Center.
Rob Campaigning for Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Rob Lowe, who served as the master of ceremonies, introduced Paul Anka as a "true
legend" and "amazing songwriter." He then introduced Schwarzenegger, who came out
on crutches in an Armani tux, accompanied by Maria.
"I thought it was the best speech I ever heard him do," Lowe said
in the lobby of the convention center. "The scope and depth of feelings about
bipartisanship and seeking out common middle ground. ... He supersedes and
transcends all of the rules for mortals."
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"He doesn't need any party. He's the kind of leader that maybe can move
California and this country away from the partisanship I think everybody is
tired of. ... It almost takes somebody like Arnold to get away with it. His
megaphone is so big, his personality is so strong. He's not susceptible to the
kind of gravity that party politicians are."
Lowe has known Arnold and Maria for about 10 years and says he's exactly the same.
"That's one of the things I love about him. He's full of life and fun. He
doesn't even seem to be tired except for the pesky leg injury."
"I just think he'll do anything to avoid skiing with me," Lowe joked.
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Lowe has signed on to the new show Brothers and Sisters, where he will play the
junior senator from California: "... I'm here taking notes," he said.
Rob With Former Secretary of State
George Schultz & Charlotte Schultz
January 2007
Rob With California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
February 2004
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