Finally, Mexico gets its Jesse Ventura

There were big headlines in the media describing the victory of an independent politician as the new governor of Mexico’s key northern state of Nuevo Leon as the rise of a new political star and a turning point in Mexico’s history because it could open the door to a powerful independent presidential candidacy in 2018. But I doubt that any of this will happen.

While Jaime “El Bronco” Rodriguez won an impressive victory against all odds, and might turn out to be a great governor, Mexico’s established political parties are likely to do whatever they can to undermine his governorship. And they might succeed.

There is a good chance that “El Bronco” could end up being Mexico’s Jesse Ventura. Remember Jesse Ventura? He was the independent politician and former professional wrestler who against all odds won the Minnesota governorship in 1998 and served until 2003.

But the state Legislature and the media made his life as governor impossible, and he decided not to run for a second term. Ventura then moved to Mexico, where according to published reports, he lived part-time for many years.

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