Ventura in 2008?
I've read in the newspaper today that Jesse Ventura was considering a run for President in 2008.
If he runs, he got my support! I've read his books and I support about 75% of his positions. That's more than I can say about Bush or Kerry.
Everyone talks about Ventura as being the former pro-wrestler, the macho man who says what he thinks without giving a crap about what others think! He's not like those boring politicians, he is one of us - the blue collar folks!
But what I also support about Ventura is his positions on the economy, government bureaucracy, guns, crime, abortion, prostitution, war on drugs, and other issues!
And what can help Ventura is his pro-gun, pro-choice views! It can get votes from those who are alienated from the anti-abortion fanaticism of the Republicans and the anti-gun fanaticism of the Democrats! I wouldn't be surprised if those voters alone outnumber all the Democrats and Republicans in the US! But mainstream political pundits do not want to even analyze that!
So while mainstream pundits mock Ventura, he'll speak to the regular folks and if he get the right amount of campaign $$$, he can win!
To learn more about Jesse Ventura's political views, I STRONGLY recommend his 2 books
"I Aint Got Time to Bleed"
"Do I Stand Alone"