Jesse Ventura’s Eyeing the Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination

By R. Brownell

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has just given his biggest hint yet as to whether or not he will be tossing his hat into the race for the 2016 Libertarian Party presidential nomination. As reported by Mediaite:

Former Brooklyn Park mayor, Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura hinted that he might be in the running for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination on The Nightly Show Tuesday night.

During a panel on what host Larry Wilmore called the “Year of the Unlikely Candidate,” Ventura let slip that Libertarians might choose him at their party convention in Orlando, Fla. next May.

“End of May, Libertarians hold their convention and they nominate who they want,” he told the panel.

When Wilmore asked Ventura who he thought would get the nomination, he said: “He might be sitting at the table.”

If Ventura does decide to run, he will be in a rather packed field of Libertarian candidates. As of now the frontrunners for the Libertarian party nomination are former New Mexico Governor and 2012 Libertarian presidential candidate, Gary Johnson and owner of The Libertarian Republic, Austin Petersen.