The campaign money came from small donors, though I don't know how much he received in the end. I do know that his campaign had extraordinary trouble obtaining financing at all in the beginning. One campaign coordinator told me they were turned by 16 different banks before they finally wrangled a loan in mid-October.
---------- From: uswatl at ibm.net Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 4:35 PM To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com Subject: Re: Jesse The Balmy Wins in Minnesota
Dear Max,
I wonder if Rowdy Roddy Piper played any part---it seems I recall them being old pals.
Sincerely, Tom L.
Max Sawicky wrote:
> > I'm curious to hear people's thoughts on the Minnesota
> > gubernatorial election. . . .
>
> As things stand, I couldn't be more pleased.
> Couldn't think of a better kick in the ass
> for the Democrats then for an outsider to steal
> a huge chunk of their constituency.
>
> Jesse's positions are related on his web site,
> http://jesseventura.org. They have the type
> of diversity one might expect from an "amateur"
> in policy wonkery (an amateur who has made the
> big time, it must be noted, in one bound). I
> didn't scour the entire litany of items but
> noted a reflection of the general desire for
> good public services and lower taxes. He does
> take some surprisingly strong positions --
> in favor of gay marriage; opposed to school
> vouchers, for instance.
>
> What I'm curious about is who was backing him.
> His web site is fairly well-articulated, as
> these things go. Who are his gurus, and who
> financed his run, if anyone? He's personally
> well-off, but not I suspect so much so as to
> finance his own campaign to any great extent.
>
> It also seems like a good time to wonder whether
> all the usual left breast-beating about the way
> the system is stacked against third parties is
> just a load of hooey. This guy certainly did
> not enjoy establishment support of any type.
> As Jerry Brown also noted a while back, you can
> get somewhere if you have the appeal to get a
> following. In the same vein, if money was so
> all-important, the Dems would have had their
> asses handed to them this time around. I
> suppose the realization of a democratic system
> is most painful to those whose political
> ambitions are most disproportionate to their
> actual political appeal.
>
> Next shoe to drop: in bid to solidify his
> female constituency, Jesse announces his
> appointment of the Fabulous Moola as
> chief of staff.
>
> MBS
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