Schwarzenegger decries polarization, criticizes Newsom's gerrymandering effort

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Arnold Schwarzenegger for the university’s Democracy Day at Town and Gown of USC in Los Angeles. Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke out forcefully Monday against the partisan effort to redraw California’s congressional districts that voters will decide in a November special election. “It is insane to let that happen.”The Hollywood action star turn Republican governor urged the students to vote against the redistricting measure, Proposition 50. They want to get rid of it under the auspices of we have to fight Trump,” Schwarzenegger said. When you fall down there, there is no democracy,” Schwarzenegger said, blaming social media, the mainstream media and the political parties for dividing Americans.