Though no one has yet to tell Bon Jovi that the U.S. Constitution forbids the Governator from running for president, the rocker says he would jump the Democratic ship to help Arnold.

This is more than a celebrity news item.

Bon Jovi has been a major player in the last two presidential races, holding concerts and appearing at rallies for both Al Gore and John Kerry. Bon Jovi played the role of "crowd builder" in the closing days of each campaign.

Perhaps Bon Jovi is getting tired of his free concerts and wants to back a winner next time.

Bon Jovi says: "I would vote for him right now. I've known him a long time. I think he's a brilliant man, on and off the camera, and he's the most hard-working man, the most focused I've ever seen.

"He knows more about our country, having come to this country as an Austrian, than a lot of people who have never been to our Statue of Liberty.

"Forget the history concept, he understands what it is to come from nothing and he knows very well what it is to have everything. ... He came and worked as a construction worker in Santa Monica. I think he had a well-rounded background.

"I've been in a room with him, and talk about people that light up a room. I think world leaders are gonna come to see him the same way."

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