Some people want all the adulation of being a public figure without any of the downsides, which often includes virulent criticism. That was the plight of Jesse Ventura after he shocked the political world by being elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998. While he basked in the glow of his highly improbable victory while also enjoying high approval ratings early on in his gubernatorial term, the shine on his star wore off within in a year a two. And when that happened, gone was the lovable oaf, replaced by a thin-skinned bully. As legitimate criticism was conveyed by local media, it was met with hostility by ol' Jess, often turning typical press scrums into a war of words between a member of the executive branch of government and the press corps (sound familiar?).
Seeing how Donald Trump hijacked his formula of appealing to a disaffected electorate by providing a non-traditional candidacy for office, it wouldn't be much of a stretch for Ventura to want to have a medium to take on the current President. And sure enough, he allegedly offered a modest proposal to do so.
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura apparently has his sights set on Washington, according to Garage Logic host Joe Soucheray, who said Ventura had an unusual proposal for U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar to help him get there.
During a Sept. 24 episode of Garage Logic, Soucheray said Ventura told him he met twice with Klobuchar and made his proposal during their second meeting.
“Then he had a second meeting with Klobuchar and told Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ‘I will not run if you, prior to the election, say that if you win the governor’s race in Minnesota, you will name me as the senator to fill in your two remaining years,'” Soucheray said.
What I wanna know is how Ventura thought he could derail Klobuchar's bid to win this election. Was he going to make another third party run, one which could siphon off vote's from Klobee, thus putting her opponent Lisa Demuth in a more advantageous position? Or was he planning on running as a Dem in an attempt to thwart a clear path to the nomination? While that part isn't clear, I think it's utterly hilarious that this self-important jackass believes he's in a position to have that kind of impact on a gubernatorial race.
If by some bizarre occurrence Ventura is appointed to the Senate, the idea he'd have even marginal impact in his desire to "take on Trump" shows that the head injuries he suffered as a professional wrestler are staring to manifest in clownish ways,
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