Three Hollywood Democrats Defect To Schwarzenegger

The Los Angeles Times has a disturbing article on the front page detailing the surprising endorsement of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger by major Democratic donors Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Haim Saban. The report emphasizes that the reason why the trio is supporting the Republican incumbent over his Democratic challenger Phil Angelides is primarily "a matter of friendship" rather than partisanship.

This is a pretty shocking turn of events. Three prominent members of the Jewish community (some would say the most prominent) in the state's largest County are declining to support a Jewish candidate for Governor of California! And the announcement was made on the Sabbath, no less.

The Times article recounts the bona fides of Spielberg, Katzenberg and Saban as 6-figure donors to traditionally Democratic causes. Amusingly, the paper also tries to confirm Hollywood's Democratic/liberal reputation by providing a list (helpfully supplied by the Angelides campaign) of bold-faced names who are supporting the Angelides ticket: Will Ferrell, Ed Begley, Jr., Larry David,Matt Dillon, Dana Delany and Olympia Dukakis. Which group would YOU rather have on your side?