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SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, US - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is mulling a possible endorsement of Republican presidential front-runner John McCain, CNN reported on Wednesday.
The television network cited two Republican sources as saying that discussions with Schwarzenegger were ongoing about securing the popular former Hollywood action hero's endorsement.
However Schwarzenegger played down the reports in an interview with CNN, appearing to rule out the possibility of an endorsement any time before the 'Super Tuesday' California primary on February 5.
"I've always said that I would stay out of the whole thing of endorsing anybody until our, you know, primaries are over, so I think that's exactly what I'm going to do," Schwarzenegger told CNN.
An endorsement from Schwarzenegger, who was re-elected California's leader in a landslide 2006 victory and who remains popular, would be a major coup for McCain heading into the delegate-rich state?s primary contest.
CNN reported earlier that conversations with Schwarzenegger were ongoing with a view to a possible announcement on Thursday.
"You can safely describe the conversations as progressing and productive," an unidentified Republican source told the broadcaster.
The second source described the endorsement as "more than expected."
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