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Jesse Ventura's `Body' Politics.

Authors :
Bai, Matt
Brauer, David
Vistica, Gregory
Source :
Newsweek. 11/16/1998, Vol. 132 Issue 20, p38. 5p. 8 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 1 Graph, 1 Map.
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

Discusses the unexpected November 1998 election of Jesse (The Body) Ventura as governor of Minnesota. His defeat of St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman and Attorney General Hubert H. Humphrey III; His background, including work as a Navy SEAL, bodyguard, professional wrestler, and talk radio host; His identification with Ross Perot's Reform Party; Conduct of his campaign; Role of Minnesota's election laws in his election. INSETS: From Pile Driver to Pol: The Jesse Ventura Files;`I'm Not Some Dumb Wrestler';Election Results '98: A Political Weather Map.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00289604
Volume :
132
Issue :
20
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Newsweek
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
1257554