Musclebound Into The Sunset?

A friend makes a prediction:

Looks like Arnold's popularity is slipping pretty badly. He's probably starting to look at the electorate in the same way that his character did in "Kindergarten Cop" -- "They're horrible!". I'm going to go out on a limb here, and make a prediction: He won't run for re-election. As an actor he craves adulation, which he surely is no longer getting! (It's Jesse Ventura, Hollywood style.)!

I reply: Yes, but Arnold's also captivated by the Great Man myth of history. It would wound his pride too much to admit defeat (same with G.W. Bush, as a matter of fact).

No, Arnold will run! I can't imagine him not!

(It will be interesting to see which of us is right!)