Fox 32 Chicago — He was a candidate few thought stood a chance. Best known as a television showman, he seemed more interested in self-promotion than winning public office. But soon he was dominating media coverage and debate stages, each pungent remark only endearing him more to a disenchanted public.
Then Jesse “The Body” Ventura became governor of Minnesota.
Well before Donald Trump shook up the race for the Republican presidential nomination, there was Ventura, the former professional wrestler, radio talk show host and suburban mayor who — in his own election-night words — “shocked the world” with his improbable 1998 victory.
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But Ventura’s typical voter was younger, largely male and “for the most part regarded the election as a giant kegger,” said St. Cloud State University political science professor Stephen Frank, who co-wrote a book on Ventura’s election.
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