Jesse "The A**wipe" Ventura was a bloviating, self-absorbed buffoon of a governor. His election was (and remains) a fluke.
Jesse Ventura was all about whatever was good for Jesse - and Jesse only. He had the attention span of a puppy on methamphetamine.
His shtick got old about 1 year in office. About the only thing the Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature could agree on was to over-ride as many of his vetoes as possible.
ROTFLMBO!
I never studied him or his time in office. I didn't know he vetoed so much. Wonder if the Governor of California is taking a page from Jesse's secret play book. Arnold seems to get people feeling good and riled at the same time. Much alike your past Governor and California's current one.
As has been pointed out, Jesse Ventura was neither a Republican nor a Democrat, he was something else (pun intended).
I remember seeing him on Chris Matthews (who LOVES him, such a pair!). Jesse wiped a tear from his eye and remarked 'it just me and the little people'.
What a maroon. What a moron. What a jerk. I could go on, but you get the point.