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Arnold Schwarzenegger says his campaign for more democratic elections may not make for a “sexy headline” — but at least he knows his facts.

PolitiFact California confirms that the former California governor was telling the truth when he recently tweeted about the effects of gerrymandering, the process by which politicians alter the boundaries of an electoral district — sometimes in absurd-looking ways — to ensure an advantage for one party or another.

The “Terminator” star said recently that thanks in part to gerrymandered districts, the “average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%. There are dictators who win by less.”

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It's doesn't make for a sexy headline, but it's time to fix our rigged system and end gerrymandering once and for all, like we did in CA. https://t.co/Bt35DRdWtz

— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) March 8, 2017

PolitiFact checked Schwarzenegger’s source — a breakdown of the 2016 election on the independent website Ballotpedia.org. It confirmed the figure. PolitiFact also checked with Jack Pitney, a politics professor at Claremont McKenna College and former director of the Republican National Committee’s Research Department.

Pitney said the number is actually a little worse than the Governator and Ballotpedia.org indicate — and that House members averaged a 39 percent margin of victory. He wasn’t sure of the reasons for the slight difference.

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“But the bottom line is that Arnold’s point — House members win by big margins — is essentially correct,” Pitney told PolitiFact.

Looks like someone hasn’t just been spending his time fighting with the president over who’s to blame for those “Celebrity Apprentice” ratings.

“Gerrymandering has created an absurd reality where politicians now pick their voters instead of the voters picking their politicians,” the former Republican governor, who recently quashed talk of a presidential run, said in a recent video.

Here’s PolitiFact’s confirmation that Schwarzenegger knows what he’s talking about:

This tweet is True! https://t.co/9kCiBfADQ0 https://t.co/PLFRtfpCRr

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) March 17, 2017

Trump vs Schwarzenegger: 9 Moments in History of Friends Turned Rivals (Photos)

Here's a look back at the long and complicated history between the two celebrities-turned-politicians.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump were buddy-buddy at first, seen joking around at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York, according to a 2016 Politico article. At Trump's request, Schwarzenegger even moved his entourage from the Mandarin Hotel to one of Trump's hotels, which irked Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver.
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Schwarzenegger had a guest appearance on an episode of "The Apprentice: Los Angeles" in 2007, when he was governor of California. He invited contestants into his private conference room in Sacramento. Back then, Trump described the Governator as a "great friend."
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Apparently he was such a great friend that a month later, Trump donated $10,000 to Schwarzenegger to help pay off debts from his 2006 re-election campaign. The donation got Schwarzenegger in hot water, as political watchdogs saw it as him using his celebrity status to solve his political problems.
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In September 2015, NBC named Schwarzenegger to take over as host of "Celebrity Apprentice" following Trump's entrance into the the presidential race -- and after the candidate's statements about Mexicans prompted NBC Universal to cut its business ties with real estate mogul.
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During Trump's presidential campaign, Schwarzenegger would not provide the same support, instead endorsing Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the Republican primary.
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Even after Trump won the GOP nomination, Schwarzenegger took to social media to he would not vote for Trump...whom he would not refer to by name. "It's not only acceptable to choose your country over your party -- it is your duty," he said.
Trump struck back a few weeks before his inauguration in January 2017, mocking the low ratings Schwarzenegger was getting as host of "Celebrity Apprentice" while referring to himself as a "ratings machine." Trump had made similar taunts at Martha Stewart when she hosted her version of the reality show back in 2005.
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Schwarzenegger responded by wishing Trump luck and saying that he hoped "you'll work for ALL of the American people as aggressively as you worked for your ratings."
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In February 2017, President Trump mocked Schwarzenegger for his "Celebrity Apprentice" ratings at the ordinarily serious National Prayer Breakfast, calling on the crowd to "pray for Arnold."
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In response, Schwarzenegger suggested in a Facebook video that he and Trump switch jobs: "You take over TV, because you're such an expert in ratings. And I take over your job. And then people can finally sleep comfortably again."

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