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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere's the thing about Rubio picking off Minnesota.
They already have experience with "Drumpf Lite" -- Jesse "The Body" Ventura -- and they consigned Drumpf to third, behind Cruz. That ought to tell you something.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I must admit I have enjoyed his attacks on drumpf.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Yeesh! Two ends of the spectrum!
Johonny
(20,942 posts)for Trump to take nomination at this point.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)as the anti-Trump.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,951 posts)Ventura is an egotistical goofball, but as governor he was nothing like Trump. He's pretty much a garden-variety center-left-libertarian who did and said some stupid things - but he's never been a hater. During the time he was governor I don't remember him ever saying anything racist or anti-immigrant; he doesn't have Trump's fascist tendencies. The only similarity that I can think of was his tendency to desire the spotlight and to become irritated at criticism from the press; Jesse was thin-skinned and had a war going with the local media. Otherwise they are very different characters.
I have no idea why Minnesota GOPers went for Rubio over Trump but I doubt it had anything to do with Weird Jesse. Maybe they aren't quite as hateful, overall, as GOPers elsewhere.