Failing to campaign negatively and insisting on issue debate is admirable on both their parts. The public resists mudslinging. I believe that the Minnesotans who voted for Ventura should accept responsibility for what they have done. The first-time voters who supported Ventura, many of whom are college students, are critical of government and the major parties, yet they have done nothing to make government work. Perhaps they should be held accountable for their own failure to participate and willingness to criticize.
Voting is a privilege as well as a responsibility.
Responsibility is displayed when voters educate themselves about issues and insist that candidates provide detailed answers. Student supporters of Ventura did not press him to support his claims about any of the issues. Katz's question about Ventura's methods for crime reduction was valid. Ventura's lack of detail on how he plans to reduce crime is telling. I can only surmise that his suggestion to legalize prostitution and hemp are part of his solution.