Jesse Ventura Goes Green?

Several news outlets have reported that former professional wrestler, actor and Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura is considering both a return to the ring and a run for President of the United States.  There is a Facebook page Jesse Ventura for President devoted to his run as a Green party candidate.  If Ventura runs, it will be interesting to see both the effects on the election and on the Green Party.

Ventura's politics tends to be populist in the form of Donald Trump. He will have appeal with a lot of the same population.  If Trump does not make more progress on The Wall, Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and Tax Reform, will some of those votes switch?  What will the GOP do to Ventura if they feel he is taking away votes?  The biggest obstacle will be in Ventura having the money and organization to get the Green Party on enough ballots to make a difference.

Although the Green Party was founded primarily on environmental issues and core principles such as Grass Roots Democracy and Ecological Wisdom Green Party US-- Ten Key Values , the US branch has become a haven for radical socialist Expats from the Democratic Party.  The Jill Stein presidential campaign went far afield of the Green core values into the territory of minimum wage and "LGBTQEA+"  issues.

Will Ventura embrace the core Green principles of environmental wisdom and local political control and bring the Green Party back to its core?  Or will Ventura continue to press his own populist issues, like marijuana legalization and tax reform?  Would his personality bring enough new people into the Green Party to alter the party's future?

It will be very interesting if he runs.  Especially if he can get enough ballot access and support to rattle the Republican Party and Donald Trump.