Schwarzenegger vs. Granholm in 2008? TNR has an interesting article on the charismatic Jennifer Granholm, a rising Democratic superstar who's a shoo-in for governor of Michigan. As an attractive female centrist and a former prosecutor, she appeals to several demographics simultaneously and would be a strong candidate in a national election. There's only one problem: Granholm's Canadian birth means that she won't be able to run for the presidency without a Constitutional amendment. Only individuals born in the United States are currently eligible for the office of the presidency. The question then becomes: might we get bipartisan support for an amendment that set the residency requirement for the Presidency at (say) 20-30 years of American citizenship? It's impossible to pass the requirements for a constitutional amendment without bipartisan support, and obviously the Republicans would block any such amendment if they felt that only Democrats would benefit. But I think that the Republicans may correctly realize that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be a strong Republican candidate, and that the proscription against foreign-born candidates may cut both ways. In other words, such an amendment is not inconceivable. A Schwarzenegger vs. Granholm race in 2008 would be very interesting indeed...