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Ross Perot wasn’t the only one fed up with the two-party system. In the 1990s, Minnesota resident Jesse Ventura joined Perot’s Reform ticket and stunned the American political establishment. It seemed as though the Reform Party had beaten all the odds to become a national political power. But as it turned out, the Reform Party was about to face its most daunting foe yet: the Reform Party.
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[@princessjellyfish98]

An yes, the triumphant return of my favorite sport: politics

[@senLuno]

Lowkey explains why it's only gotten 39k views

[@princessjellyfish98]

Oh no, I meant that unironically. Jon Bois could explain concrete to me and I'd be seated

[@LiteralmenteFadul]

Its a contact sport

[@BarackLesnar]

The ultimate game

[@redtaileddolphin1875]

@@senLuno I demand a recount

[@philluso]

"There is a very tight correlation between knowing Pat Buchanan and disliking Pat Buchanan"

[@ScholarlyHiccup]

That 2010-2014 bed is unintentionally one of the funniest things I’ve seen

[@jamesh7469]

Am i dumb? What am I missing?

[@mnguyen313]

@@jamesh74690:37, Jon is showing off videos that are on the Patreon! Neat! But the graphics remain in our cinematic universe and we bump back into them at 1:39. Behind the inexplicable tile of “Bed 2010-2014” in the foreground, we can see the video we came for is peeking out behind the edges

[@mastersoftoday]

@@mnguyen313 unbelievable that you figured this out

[@noinfo1018]

@mnguyen313 I read this in Jon Bois’s voice, lol

[@RobSomeone]

I can't believe you told a story so well that I was so pissed at Ross Perot that I was thinking, 'Oh thank god Trump's here.'

[@akorn9943]

“Somebody tag in Donald Trump. Please save us Donald Trump.”

[@janedoe3043]

Trump is the worst human alive in America today.

[@leetorry]

Like Joseph Joestar being glad to see the Nazis in Jojo.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

The longest spin game in neoliberalism... and just think this all started because Reagan wanted to redefine the word liberal to mean him. Well played...(slow clap) well played.

[@dogpound9851]

“Thank god finally someone with some sense”

[@real_surreal_sir]

As far unions, keep in mind Ventura literally led the attempt to unionize wrestling, almost pulled it off arguably

[@dweebyllo8615]

If it wasn't for Hogan snitching he would have succeeded too

[@TMthe33rd]

​@@dweebyllo8615 and also Vince being the devil that he is

[@Jackson_the_king66]

@@TMthe33rdWELCOME BACK TO YOUR DAILY REMIDNER THAN VINCE MCMAHON IS A GHOUL WHO SHOULD ROT

[@Nessrox444]

That’s not gonna work for me brother

[@A2L112]

​@@dweebyllo8615Ofc it was Hogan

[@techyn8502]

Why did the Reform Party become so prominent? Ross Perot. Why did the Reform Party collapse so quickly? Ross Perot.

[@crazyluigi6664]

And Pat Buchanan as well for the latter.

[@someasiandude4797]

@@crazyluigi6664 Pat Buchanan would be lightyears away from the party if Ross didn't fling open the door for him

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@someasiandude4797 Aye, fair enough, then.

[@gapsule2326]

Reform Party become Deformed Party

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

The Reform Party found its way in the modern day Republican Party though

[@BB8B8]

I want Jesse Ventura vs Pat Buchanan 1 on 1 in Hell in a Cell

[@michaelkitchin9665]

With special guest referee Glenn Jacobs.

[@BottoBobbs]

Ventura would twist that little angry man into a pretzel

[@creoleDJ]

And the winner faces THE UNDERTAKAHHH!

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

@@BottoBobbsThat’s cool we got Sean Strickland on our side and we saw how he beat a Navy Seal like a dog we’ll send him out against Ventura

[@Truffle_D_Toad]

Coming back from the new video I'm unsure if he deserves this even more or if he's punished himself enough.

[@averagejoe2798]

2014 Bed must be studied in depth while is non patrons wait 34 months for the next series

[@Tulad_Shorts]

Has anybody noticed the background yellow getting more or less saturated depending on how the reform party is doing? For example, The colors spark up when Perot gains the lead in the ‘96 election, When he jumps back in, and when Ventura wins the governor election

[@TheMeanActor]

Damn! Good catch!

[@mnguyen313]

The landscape first turns yellow in part 1 at 13:02, when polling numbers suggest Perot is outperforming expectation

[@jaywenzel3528]

And at the end of the episode its almost a grey color as the party dies.

[@aminb9204]

My prediction is that the background turns black in part 3, as Buchanan's candidacy leads to an immeasurably consequential Bush presidency which destroys our climate and budget. The butterfly ballot has got to be foreshadowing.

[@Tulad_Shorts]

@@TheMeanActor Thanks!

[@kfilarski]

For those of you who haven’t seen parts 2 and 3 yet… you’re gonna love it. The story only gets better from here.

[@MrTmac9k]

I lived it, watching the news and reading the papers way back when. It's a wild ride.

[@the.revmira]

way to flex on us poors, KALVIN

[@willhennessy864]

It really is good, though

[@tropicarls]

There’s gonna be a part three? 😮

[@kfilarski]

@@tropicarls yup, believe it comes out 1 week after part 2 debuted

[@cabwaylingo_]

calling buchanan a "human margin of error" is just the best way to describe the man isn't it

[@vumasster]

man I hope I never give anybody reason to speak on my name the way Jon went in on Pat

[@janedoe3043]

No different than Trump at all. It's the same person.

[@LeonClaesson-x4c]

@@janedoe3043 Trump has little principles. He is a far-right populist now but there are probabily several parallel universes where he is a radical centrist populist, like he was in 2000.

[@slickm7]

“Can trump win the presidency, of course not its never gonna happen” its hilarious how that would be a perfectly normal sentence pre 2016

[@cranapple3367]

That seemed like a pretty normal sentence for a lot of 2016, too. And now his running mate is the same sort of paleoconservative that he was drafted in to oppose.

[@36inc]

@@cranapple3367 all of its relative the older one gets the more the past is relevant cause theres so much of it to see while the futures more dim. this wouldnt happen if we put an age cap im thinking 65 would be appropriate. it would only make sense. too bad well only get this if were lucky a few good apples sneak into high office through a system inherently designed to destroy them. or by riot which is sometimes as effective.

[@Calz20Videos]

@@cranapple3367not even a paleoconservative he’s highkey a straight up Christofascist, you can see all the freaks he hangs out with like Curtis Yarvin

[@randomjunkohyeah1]

@@cranapple3367 Don’t you mean paleoconsofative?

[@exmachinz]

Hillary was the only candidate that could have, God willing, been beaten by Donald Trump

[@rodney7793]

I’d watch Jon Bois read the phone book. He makes anything interesting.

[@fortynights1513]

He’s a great, engaging narrator.

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

Just needs charts now. And light jazz

[@exmachinz]

Yes his Kickoffs video was the first time in my life I ever wanted to learn more about American Football (I am not American)

[@afropenguin]

You know what, I would watch him read the phone book. Cause I know im probably going to get interesting facts on business, industry's and towns that I had no clue about.

[@suNn.K.O]

Well. As long as there are charts.

[@nahometesfay1112]

Moments I particularly liked 1) Donald Trump as the reform party's last hope 2) the animation of a block slapping another block 3) Ventura's political ads 4) the reform silly party

[@fortynights1513]

Part of me wished we had the footage of that meeting

[@janedoe3043]

I would have only like Trump being involved if that was the last time I ever heard his name.

[@nahometesfay1112]

@@janedoe3043 It's just very ironic and unexpected.

[@nahometesfay1112]

@@fortynights1513 I believe they do have footage Jon couldn't show it because of copyright, but he mentioned that he was able to see it

[@fortynights1513]

@@nahometesfay1112I wish he could link it somewhere

[@Jame5man]

Crazy how Jesse Ventura and Donald Trump have diverged so much since this all went down. Jesse, for his part, essentially remained the reform minded fiscal conservative with socially progressive views(which is my kind of guy) who recently was invited by Democrat Tim Walz to attend the signing of the bill that legalized weed in Minnesota. Something Jesse himself was unsuccessful in achieving during his time as governor. Donald, however, became Pat Buchanan

[@dakruise1]

He also became President

[@Jack-ec5sl]

I’m not exactly sure that Trump is Buchanan level. Trump is decidedly *neutral* on abortion, is anti-war, has a Jewish son in law, and generally supports fiscal responsibility. Trumps got his flaws, sure. Said some stuff that he probably regrets? Sure. But Joe Biden is on video *literally* saying that black people are inferior, which is wayyyyy worse than anything Trump has ever said.

[@connectthedots5726]

@@dakruise1 unfortunately

[@paulyouk3221]

The politics and authoritarianism of Pat Buchanan, with the brain of Grandpa Simpson.

[@janedoe3043]

Donald became the worst human being alive in America.

[@mickat5350]

heads up to the admins, there's an unrelated clip superimposed over the video at 1:39

[@justincruz8050]

Dude I thought i was going insane

[@doctorsmiles4530]

Yeah what the hell is that??

[@Lagoa_real]

Gotta know about that 2010-2014 bed

[@atlassolid5946]

yeah, im not sure what happened there lol

[@Cramhead43]

avgn futon moment

[@deputay]

As someone who was interning on a public affairs show in Minnesota where Jesse guested many times the summer/fall of '98, here's what's important that you left out: 1) The BIGGEST point - there was now same-day registration for voting. So yes, Ventura dominated the youth vote but think how many were really out because of Jesse and no one/thing else, and didn't have to register well ahead of time as they did in the past. 2) The DFL state convention chose Mike Freeman, not Humphrey, to be their candidate to be governor. When he wasn't polling anywhere near Coleman's totals, the push toward the primary in September was for state Attorney General Skip Humphrey, in their theory a more marketable name, but in essence gave him less time to campaign with the party 100% behind him. 3) Coleman was viewed by a lot of Democrats (at least the ones I talked to at the time) as being too conservative when he WAS a Democrat. When he went Republican, he went all in...which (as Jesse pointed out) did seem to have leave some independent voters wondering how one person could change their values so strongly in such a short time. 4) Dean Barkley (outside of Jesse, which is an acknowledged large gap) was probably the most successful 3rd party candidate in the state's recent history. You could do a video on him. As 1998 went on, it was something else seeing Ventura initially interviewed separately from other candidates (because the press didn't take him seriously). Once he was involved, he won each and every debate. Honestly, the biggest hurdle Ventura had was the press. Face to face, to a lowly intern, he was incredibly polite and engaging. That, in combination with his forthright stances on policy (and very clearly taking the campaign seriously) won him the job.

[@fortynights1513]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but was Norm Coleman a moderate or establishment Republican senator in the 2000’s? Just curious because it sounds like his record was that, but in 2020 and 2024 he endorsed Trump, and he said foreign policy is the main thing that impressed him. And if there’s no same day registration, or otherwise Ventura wasn’t there, do you think Coleman or Humphrey would have won more likely?

[@Subzeropole]

Breaking out my Jesse Ventura action figure for this one.

[@1998_MIN]

I've seen one in a museum before! He actually came with an athletics uniform from my high school because he was a volunteer coach there!

[@Thej611]

I can’t imagine how Gargan must have felt as he watched the party that he helped to create literally scream at him and disintegrate right in front of him on that Nashville stage. I think if I were him, I would have cried too

[@erichansen2999]

The story telling in this video brought me to tears at the end. I'm crying over a show that is entirely charts, graphs, and the occasional news clipping

[@janedoe3043]

Because it shows the destruction of our country?

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

It's funny how Side 1 and Side 2 ends up being "The Unelectable Side" vs "The Electable Side"

[@lhaviland8602]

Not at all echoed by any recent events, of course.

[@TRUTHANDCONSEQUENCESWILLNEVER]

The moment Ventura became governor he became defacto leader of the Reform movement, they should have realized this. The party should have re engineered around his ideas as to replicate success elsewhere and also to be focused on aiding him.

[@frrascon]

yeah, but Ross Perot didn't want to cede power.

[@dispensergoinup]

i literally graduated between the first video and now

[@GamerboyNave]

So real

[@GreatistheWorld]

first of all congratulations

[@THWikiPodcast]

I'd forgotten this series was a thing

[@guillermogarciaaguilar6035]

I haven't heard anyone describe so well what's behind the movements that sought to change anything, yes, it's a lot of anger, an incredible amount of fury at the powerful who don't care (or doesn't seem to care) about anyone else but themselves, while failing completely to acknolewdge the fact that they need to, in order to survive; but it also has the same amount of love, for those close to you and other people you might never meet or even see, but you care about, love for your country, your community, and everyone in it, a love for having something better for everybody, not just you. I'm not american, and that bit got me emotional because I´ve been there, sitting in a corner watching lots of people berating the very ideas they should be rooting for, fortunately, I also witnessed what happens when people realize it's not about them, it's about all of us, and I do sincerely hope and pray it happens in the US, because you had (and should get back) an incredible country.

[@BaneDFU]

Ya know, maybe the Reform Silly Party's stance on term limits isn't so bad

[@crazyluigi6664]

Execution, on the other hand, is a bit too much...

[@Tuke932]

Not me crying over a dead political party from 2000 😭 I still love you Jack Gargan

[@locorum9103]

Thanks Saul

[@Bonald9056]

You know, Jon's diatribe against Pat Buchanan starting at 26:19 makes me respect Jon all the more for refusing to gloss over the arseholes in this story. That whole sequence is just art.

[@nicholastricarico2957]

You know, I thought that if you were to tell me a Republican-allied politician in the 80's named Pat were to break away to a third party, I would have guessed professional grifter and long-time televangelist Pat Robertson. I mean, I was close. At least in terms of their beliefs.

[@johnobrien6145]

☝️🤓

[@nicholastricarico2957]

@@david88497 His civilization of *checks notes* self-proclaimed white supremacists, secessionists, Hitler admirers, etc. Need I go on? Even many Republicans didn't want to associate with the guy. It's why he left the party in the first place.

[@OllieHalsall-ww5xp]

@@david88497 Hey, we found David Duke!

[@mapk1516]

​@@david88497 that's the loudest white supremacist dog whistle I've ever heard

[@sethmaki1333]

I turned 18 in September 1998. Damn straight I voted for Jesse.

[@nicholastricarico2957]

Yeah, who would have thought the former professional wrestler who actually put forward thoughtful, progressive social policy would clean up in the 18-34 Male demo? In all seriousness, this seems obvious in hindsight, but I would like to think that someone from the 2 major parties, whether it be an advisor or even an intern would have seen this factor and said....something? Anything at all?

[@adamallen4178]

Dude the Jack Morris music…I knew it was Pat Buchanan

[@rodney7793]

Villain music

[@thomasgillespie17]

Trump's entry into this story was the most incredible jumpscare. Never change Jon, this was perfect

[@rukaumora8723]

I had no idea who Jack Gargan was before all of this. Now I'm crying with him when he's removed from his position by a mob of people that don't understand what the party was about at all. "You don't even know me." That hurt, man. Such is American politics.

[@ZanraiKid]

So a week ago, I bought some Topps political trading cards online from the ‘92 election to play Uno with. Cards like Bill playing sax, the Rainbow Coalition, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Rodney King, and Colin Powell. And then I got a name I didn’t expect, but then remembered he was a Republican primary candidate for the presidency as a Louisiana legislator. And he got stomped in the primary and joined the Reform Party in 1999. So I was spoiled on who the fascist is in Part 3, and likely also know why there is a little spot to the right of Buchanan. Some of y’all are not ready.

[@fortynights1513]

My best guess is David Duke for that one spot in the corner.

[@DiamondKingStudios]

@@fortynights1513I thought he was in the House of Representatives. Never mind, he was a state legislator, but he did give Senator Johnson his closest Senate reelection race back in 1990.

[@fortynights1513]

@@DiamondKingStudiosFun fact about Louisiana: They were the last state to popularly elect a Republican senator, doing so for the first time in 2004.

[@JScribe]

Already watched this and part 3 twice. Y'all are in for a treat.

[@bcschneider53]

Seconded because I've watched both parts 2 and 3 about five or six times now. I can't get enough of it. Y'all better make sure you tune in!

[@user-vr8ul3fd7d]

I'm 16 mins in and I'm already excited for part 3

[@fortynights1513]

I am very intrigued to see how what’s left of it played out after watching part two.

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@fortynights1513 A crazy cast of characters left over, I'm sure.

[@AdequateEmily]

Guys…he shows his sources every time. That’s not character assassination, those are just factual things people said. You can pause and find them and read them. It is not character assassination to quote someone and then go “I don’t like this opinion, I think it’s bad.”

[@projectAcy]

jack gargan got Cloud Traveller treatment. he has attained immortality

[@1998_MIN]

I love how Bois fans (myself included) know his stock music cues by name I especially appreciate the irony of showing Donald Trump underneath the song called "Real Friends"

[@fortynights1513]

@@1998_MINThe two music cues I wish I could find and have asked about before to no replies are: 1. swirling keyboard music that played during the majority of the oldest Dorktown videos (ex: the ones on Adam Dunn and on Rickey Henderson from 2018 or so). And 2. The very first keyboard track in that one Fumble Dimension that Kofie and Jon did on the poorly designed golf courses. Neither video has music listed at the end of the video or in the description and I have never been able to ask anyone about them who knows what they are.

[@1998_MIN]

@@fortynights1513 I don't remember those offhand but I do know not every library track they use is on streaming. Lots of stuff by Paul Hardcastle for example

[@fortynights1513]

@@1998_MINFor the record, these are the two videos I was thinking of: Adam Dunn: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJq9l5Zml5enabM Golf: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIK8koWAbLd8rMU

[@appointmenteer]

i have two big takeaways. one is that the us political system is rotten to the core and that we need way stronger and more extreme forces than the reform party if were gonna make things better. the other is that the month initials of july thru november spell "JASON".

[@shoeboxbistro]

I mean, there is an overarching power from which all representatives draw their power

[@janedoe3043]

Well, if people don't vote Trump away this fall, it's over. He has made it clear he wants democracy to end.

[@jamesfunnymorrison8305]

@@janedoe3043 democracy is already dead and the two party system killed it

[@dominicdingess7140]

Jesus Christ it's Jason December

[@fernandosimon3497]

I miss Vine

[@sunshine_tidings6983]

Still can't believe Pretty Good is back

[@thesirz3]

Anyone else distracted by the name "JASON D." popping out at you all the time in this video?

[@StegDarkhorse]

Man, that retelling of the meeting really got me.

[@kafkaesque6459]

Jon's reading of Pat Buchanan is right on the money. Hunter S. Thompson said he was fun to drink with, because he never hid his awfulness.

[@mymoviesbetter8466]

Ross Perot was just the Hulk Hogan of the Reform Party

[@JoeKoenen]

If all the other content weren't enough, calling Buchanan a POS for ten minutes was, and now I'm rushing over to Patreon ❤❤❤

[@mightymartinpetrov]

Laughed heartily at "Term Limits with Dignity" policy of one of the Reform Party clones.

[@RecurringAWL]

Why did this make me sad? 😂 Jon has a real talent for story telling! Speaks volumes.

[@guy4835]

13:35 I love how the bar graph goes to heaven lol

[@TamaCinema69]

This reaffirms the fact that Jesse Ventura is just a truly unique political figure and deserved a way better party than reform.

[@TamaCinema69]

@@ChiTownOriginator cause he matured a bit and genuinely respects Tim Walz as a person

[@TamaCinema69]

@@ChiTownOriginator developed his opinions

[@TamaCinema69]

@@ChiTownOriginator he was always center left on social issues and libertarian leaning on the economy, now he’s still center left and libertarian leaning and the republicans have rocketed to authoritarian and far right, so it seems like he’s changed

[@ChiTownOriginator]

@@TamaCinema69 right. Republicans are the authoritarian ones when the Democrats control most of the media and censor us constantly. Would you call a vaccine mandate authoritarian? Guess what? Both Walz and Harris supported the unconstitutional vaccine mandates that they illegally imposed on the citizens. Stop it with this. You're being silly. Btw I just realized I was calling him a senator when he was governor lol my b

[@ChiTownOriginator]

@@TamaCinema69 KZbin keeps deleting all my comments. I guess I have to keep it to one critique of the establishment per comment. First a correct, Ventura was governor. I misremembered. Second, do tell me how mandating unconstitutional vaccine mandates and lockdowns is anything but totalitarian authoritarianism.

[@eltonidelostonis5684]

the shade of yellow of the board changing with every event, being saturated when ventura wins to show the party at its peak and slowly being desaturated when its falling appart is a fantastic choice.

[@nate_storm]

2010-2014 bed ‼️‼️🔥🔥

[@LetsGoGetThem]

Jesse Ventura's victory is honestly one of the most mind-blowing things in American history.

[@SammyswanWS]

What I love about all these stories Jon keep feeding us is the feeling of surprise and spine chilling The announcement of Ventura's win is exceptional.. it remembers me the end of 2000 Seattle Mariner's season where we think the party is over and they against all expectations collect most wins in MLB history. Wonderful storytelling, and the soundtracks enhance these particular moments. Love you Jon!!!

[@Hafk]

that reenactment hits me every time

[@1998_MIN]

It's both so sad to see Gargan be exiled by the very party he started but also extremely funny seeing a slap fight reenacted using just rectangular prisms

[@ajw20]

I actually got emotional at the end, when they highjacked the entire movement. It felt so defeating for Gargan

[@zachreacts5508]

I can't wait until the three part series about James B. Weaver's Populist/People's Party!!!

[@gardenboydon]

Brilliant video. Ego started the reform party. Ego ended the reform party

[@andylong9630]

Who does your music? I unironically enjoy the hell out of 80s/90s shopping muzak, and these Reform videos have been a real pleasure to listen to as well as watch. Looking forward to part 3!

[@1998_MIN]

He's got a Spotify playlist for this and several other series. I love the music too! Mostly KPM library instrumentals by guys like Keith Mansfield and Alan Hawkshaw

[@alecgelande8017]

It's 2024 and this legend might be hosting Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC again soon

[@1998_MIN]

Can we all just appreciate how great it was to be a Minnesotan in the late fall of 1998 I myself was a toddler but between Jesse Ventura and Randy Moss, other states couldn't tell us nothing

[@PerryPlanet]

"Can Trump win the presidency? Of course not, that's never going to happen." Love how quickly you slide that one in, lol

[@mxmschae]

Brb, I gotta go rewatch part 1 because I forgot most of it

[@azcs6]

34:59 like that could ever happen

[@borger99]

Wrong timestamp, buster

[@borger99]

Too busy trying to fish for likes, loser.

[@azcs6]

@@borger99thank you I was watching it live

[@DS-lo2op]

My grandfather died a few weeks ago, and as I was cleaning out his house I found a well-worn Ross Perot hat. It’s worth noting that my grandfather was pretty staunchly apolitical, which might be an oxymoron. Anyway, I think Perot really touched people like my grandfather that were exhausted with the “business as usual” politics and were willing to overlook some occasionally problematic views. I like to think that he just wanted someone who was relatable. Fast forward to 2016, I remember him saying in passing “that Bernie guy makes sense. He seems like a good man.” Ross Perot was responsible for Buchanan and accepted racism throughout his career. But somehow his character strikes a similar chord with folks as an independent like Bernie who is a lifelong advocate for equality and social justice. They’re just funny lil guys who truly want to fix a broken system in the only ways they know how, for better or for worse.

[@pokehybridtrainer]

Like Burnie, the party they were affiliated with screwed them over. Damn it Perot. Damn it Hillary. We were on the edge of greatness.

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@pokehybridtrainer At least Bernie stood firm and true to his own beliefs above all else, all things considered. Plus if Kamala wins, her vice president appears to be the closest guy to Bernie we have yet.

[@taintedtapper]

Reform part 3 is nuts. Can't wait for yall to see it tomorrow.

[@fortynights1513]

I saw it. Good video, and an interesting depiction of the party in 2000 and the part after the election where he talked about the salesmanship of Trump as opposed to that of Buchanan, as well as what the party did and did not do was especially interesting to me.

[@RyanPoust]

Jon Bois could literally say “…and then, there’s this guy (or x thing happens)” for any event and it will give you goosebumps

[@anthonybarsness1462]

I grew up in Brooklyn park Minnesota. It was an interesting ride to watch

[@fortynights1513]

Is Brooklyn Park in Hennepin County? Also fun Minnesota political factoid for you: The city of Minnetrista has backed all GOP presidential candidates since at least 1956.

[@1998_MIN]

​@@fortynights1513Typical Minnetrista brainrot

[@David_Drums]

​@@fortynights1513it is in Hennepin county! It's on the northwest edge of Minneapolis.

[@fortynights1513]

@@David_DrumsI knew there was a Brooklyn Park there, didn’t know if it was still in the county or not.

[@ericpeters6345]

My parents both voted for Ventura because they thought the other two were just the same old politicians

[@bigpauliesc]

I never thought the story of a guy named Jack watching his dream die in front of him would make me cry. But it did.

[@ImStevenJohnson]

Enjoyed part 1! Looking forward to part 2!!

[@JosephSivits]

yaknow, independent journalism is REALLY great right now. This is great. Just amazing. Crazy that something of this production quality, and this well-written, and this well-researched, to have THIS MUCH REACH, was absolutely impossible 20 years ago.

[@mhkamath]

Donald Trump showing up hit me harder than Samuel L Jackson in Iron Man's post credit scene on opening weekend.

[@mariovelasquez1243]

when he said ventura picked up the phone I was fully expecting that "hey uhh... bud?"

[@CallN0w]

honestly I'm all for Reform Silly Party

[@Djiehh]

A Bois video is the only kind of video that I like before I watch it.

[@BBallBios-gh2cb]

Jesse Ventura is the GOAT!

[@michaelh9656]

35:00 the very definition of "laughing mirthlessly" is what I just did

[@JackAsh2081]

Hell yea… I was “mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore” but now I’m…pretty good🤓

[@ScholarlyHiccup]

I j rested for and pregamed tf out of party only for it to have 20 ppl none of whom were talking n no fun attractions. I was expecting to have nothing else to do with all my energy tonight. Jon, you saved my night with this drop. Thank you.

[@johncmousley]

that's fiscal conservatives for you; bickering into ever smaller factions

[@seannolan9857]

Happens with socialists too. The Socialist party, the Socialist Labor party, the party for Socialism and Liberation...

[@oorrossie]

Love this video series and the presentation style. Please please please do more of these on political/ culture topics!

[@camsons]

Back when this was first up on patreon I went on a date with a girl and, halfway through, she paid for the sbnation patreon so we could watch the full series. Lesbians are so cool c:

[@DHVF28]

How did the date go?

[@camsons]

@@DHVF28 I lose my virginity lol

[@yeggog]

Wait are you the one who posted on Reddit or are there just loads of lesbian couple Secret Base Patreon subscribers out there

[@camsons]

@@yeggog YES that's me ^_^

[@yeggog]

​@@camsonsNice!

[@JMillz512]

That was awesome, very fascinating story. Cant wait for Part 3

[@annelorraine9529]

I’ve already watched this series on Patreon and I just have to say I genuinely think this series deserves fancy journalism awards. Incredible storytelling and examination of a fascinating bit of political history. Bravo, Secret Base (and Jon) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@lizellis2661]

2000 was my first presidential election. There are parts of this video that made me almost inhale my lips. It hurts so much.

[@TamaCinema69]

Jon is one of our preeminent documentarians. Period. 🎉🎉🎉

[@somniad]

good for Ventura. seems like he got out without getting burned tooooo badly. I hope. I'm scared for episode 3

[@MrSourceMan]

Me after saying "No please can we get someone else, anyone else but Buchanan!" The Monkey's Paw 32:53

[@Jack-bj2xi]

You’re telling me Orson Swindle, the guy described as crazy loyal dipped out on Perot??

[@NightRogue77]

Holy. ****. This video just made me realize my very first vote I ever cast was apparently for a member of the political party that was key in bringing Trump into active politics. 35:00 this will no doubt retroactively age very poorly. Wait, does that mean it will age like a calf?? 🤔

[@senLuno]

Idk if that ages as poorly as the people that didn't know biden was in politics long enough to be a major player in most of the bad choices from the 70s up to now, focus on the reform party dawg

[@NightRogue77]

@@senLuno so the people that for some reason didn’t know that a lifelong politician was a lifelong politician, are going to age poorly? What, do you get like extra wrinkles if you didn’t know that?

[@Cannon530YT]

Part 1 is... Pretty Good!

[@Cannon530YT]

Part 2 is... Pretty... Good?

[@jimfree0]

"It's enough to make you wonder if we are capable of anything else." (36:26) God damn that hurts. With RFK Jr. recently taking the wheels off the cart, I don't need to see part 3 to feel the endgame doom on this mf'er. Brave, polarizing work by the Secret Base team. Thanks for making us look in the mirror. It's so difficult, and ugly. But I feel oddly optimistic, actually. Just like that laughably silly 22 year old who checked the box for Perot in '92.

[@brianbrailey3988]

Incredible content. No one tells a story quite like Jon Bois

[@matthewnormand2041]

This is pretty good.

[@seams8395]

He got me hooked with the sports now I'm just here for the graphs

[@Just.Kidding]

Jesse Ventura seems great - hell, I honestly would have voted for him if I was of age at the time - until you actually have to _live with him_ as your governor. He is _well_ hated in MN. I remember in my childhood neighborhood, a very low-income area, was a "billboard" (really just a large painted part of someone's apartment) with a plushie of Ventura with the caption "Minesota's Worst Governor". It could have very easily been vandalized, but nobody ever did. Except for when Tim Pawlenty was (somehow) elected, when the owner amended it to "Minnesota's _2nd_ Worst Governor".

[@farmboyjad]

Jesse's legacy - much like the man himself - is complicated and polarizing. It's absolutely true that his stubbornness and his unique talent for getting into petty squabbles resulted in mass chaos and governmental gridlock, and as a result there's a pretty compelling claim that he was one of the least effective governors the state ever had. It's also true that his dogged idealism and candor permanently shifted public sentiment on the causes he championed, and many of those causes have gone on to define the political landscape of both Minnesota and the country in the 25 years since, and as a "voice of the people" he still maintains a strong following and presence to this day.

[@TheBroganBurke]

as a member of the Pretty Good Reform Party, I believe you should rename Side 2 to Side A. I believe calling Side A two makes it seem secondary and Jon Bois is clearly playing favorites. It's unAmerican

[@subjekt5577]

Nah, it's not a ranking, just a chronological, ordinal labelling.

[@TheBroganBurke]

@@subjekt5577 by disagreeing with me you're creating factionalism within this party

[@SirExal]

Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.

[@donkyoofficial]

Great video and series so far. Had no idea about the Reform party until this, what an interesting piece of American history.

[@36inc]

this series really just proves that as much good politics as you get you are never immune to common pettiness. humans are not good at this XD

[@balrg]

Was drifting asleep and then Jon said "they killed him" and I bolted awake

[@stupialtdeadname9234]

As some moving towards a degree in Political Science, what happened to Gargan haunts me. There's always been this gnawing fear inside me of putting so much into trying to change the status quo just to see it all disappear. Every movement is a house of cards wired to a dead man's switch. I couldn't have kept myself together if the only task accepting my blood, sweat, and tears were my resignation. Signing a will for your beliefs.

[@DorianDavisddd]

I’m excited for part three