George Clooney plans to become governor of California before fighting for presidency

Published time: June 17, 2014 16:08

Hollywood actor George Clooney is reportedly planning to run for governor of California within the next four years – an event that, if successful, could ultimately launch a campaign for the presidency.

According to the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror, friends of the 53-year-old blockbuster movie star claim that Clooney is being wooed by Democrats hoping he’ll launch a long-speculated political career, with their sights set on the 2018 governor’s race. If Clooney agrees, he would likely start planning out the next steps after his September marriage to British human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.

If Clooney manages to become governor of California, he would be following the same path as actors like Ronald Reagan (governor from 1967-1975) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003-2011). Reagan, of course, went on to win the presidency in 1980.

To Clooney’s friends, who went unnamed by the Mirror, the move would be a natural fit.

“George is hugely popular with the Democrats and where better a place to put him than as the Governor of California the home of Hollywood,” one friend told the newspaper. “It has always been a huge stronghold for the party and one that has a proven record for getting politicians in to the Oval office.”

What’s more, the actor’s friend said unlike Clooney’s past partners, Alamuddin – who served as the attorney for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is also a special envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees – would act as a positive asset in public life.

RT