It's a savvy choice of  Hillsman, who made ads for Minnesota Democrat Paul Wellstone before signing on with Ventura, is even closer to Beatty's liberal-populist politics than Ventura is.
Hillsman has a personal connection to liberal politics.
mnli hypothesis: Hillsman has a personal connection to liberal politics. premise: It's a savvy choice of  Hillsman, who made ads for Minnesota Democrat Paul Wellstone before signing on with Ventura, is even closer to Beatty's liberal-populist politics than Ventura is.