Jesse

[TWB]

Ventura is calling it quits.


Ventura Story

Does anyone really care?

Was this guy a total anomaly?

Personally, I thought him an interesting political anomaly and a great benefactor of his state's lax campaign laws, namely that you could register to vote (I think) up to 48 hours before the election.

This enabled many people who never would have been able to vote, to end up voting for Jesse.

Is there any reason not to allow, with technology the way it is, voters to register to vote right up to the voting day, (or close to it) or does that create too much of a Kook factor in elections?

 

[bored1]

When he was first elected I found him interesting. I think the hassles of politics got the best of him.

 

[TWB]

When he was first elected I found him interesting. I think the hassles of politics got the best of him.

There is no such thing as "the hassles of politics." It is what it is, and I think therefore, politics got the best of him.

 

[Azwed]

Ventura is calling it quits.


Ventura Story

Does anyone really care?

Was this guy a total anomaly?

Personally, I thought him an interesting political anomaly and a great benefactor of his state's lax campaign laws, namely that you could register to vote (I think) up to 48 hours before the election.

This enabled many people who never would have been able to vote, to end up voting for Jesse.

Is there any reason not to allow, with technology the way it is, voters to register to vote right up to the voting day, (or close to it) or does that create too much of a Kook factor in elections?

In some states you can register to vote on election day. You just need to have two forms of valid ID and normaly only one has to be a picture ID. The other can be a social security card, birth certificate and so on. I don't remember which states are on that list though. Other states you have to register a couple of months in advance. Virgnia is either one month or two I forget right now.

 

[bored1]

There is no such thing as "the hassles of politics." It is what it is, and I think therefore, politics got the best of him.

The hassles IMHO would be that he probably was used to doing what he wanted when he wanted with his life and that doesnt translate into the public arena. He seems to me like a man who does not like to compromise. He may have found that to be a hassle.

 

[LukkyKnight]

He is not a complete anomaly, but it will be difficult to sustain a third party in MN without somebody equally as recognizable and charismatic. He remains a wakeup to the established parties, however, because he proved you can come out of virtually nowhere to claim a well-defined niche and make a difference, not to mention making it hard for them to do business as usual. It can happen in any state.

The real battle in MN is not over the governorship - as Jesse learned it's not an all-powerful role by any means. The real battle in MN is the one which has already spent more on campaigns than any other in the country thus far, the Senate seat currently held by Paul Welstone. The republicans want that one badly, and see it as one they may win... the balance of power in terms of who holds the majority in the U.S. Senate may well hinge on MN and S.Dakota right now. That is where the national attention will turn the spotlight.

 

[TWB]

Lucky

Are you in Minnesota? What does the senate race look like right now? Who is running against Wellstone? What are they like.

I agree it is a very important race.

 

[MNGuy]

Norm Coleman, former mayor of Saint Paul, and gubernatorial candidate against Jesse will be running against Wellstone. It should be an interesting race.

 

[Zamdrist]

Minnesotan here...

I was excited as everyone that he got voted in as governer. I didn't vote at all though, I only vote for president.

He has very thin skin actually, and a big mouth. Quite an oxymoron for a former 'wrestler'.

He's calling it quites, but I doubt that's the last we will hear from him. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he recindes he words and says he will run for re-election. I wouldn't be surprised at all.

 

[SINthysist]

Hopefully he taught the two parties to offer better candidates. If the field had not been so lackluster and uninspiring we would have seen him return to the ring or appearing on celebrity boxing.

What the hell. We may see that yet.