S1, E6: 1998. Minnesota. A heated race is taking place for the empty Governor’s chair between District Attorney and Democratic nominee Hubert H. Humphrey III, Republican nomineeand current Mayor of St. Paul Norm Coleman and a third candidate, the mayor of a tiny town called Brooklyn Park running under the reform party named James George Janos... or as the rest of the world knew him, Jesse “The Body” Ventura. Chronicling Ventura's campaign, this short will examine how a grass roots campaign, great debating, and most importantly, polling, paved the way for the former WWF star to become Minnesota's governor.
Sports · May 13, 2015 · 10 min