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Sun Jul 21 22:34:51 +0000 2019

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@CharlesPPierce Yes. I was in Minnesota about 10 days before he died and all the indicators said that Wellstone was going to prevail. And he was going to win even though he voted against the Iraq War, despite the warnings of Tom Daschle and others that it would kill his career. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 21, 2019 Hibernated

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

As a political reporter, I can say that Wellstone was the favorite candidate and person whom I ever covered. Nearly 17 years after his death in a campaign plane crash on the cusp of winning his third term in the Senate, I am still saddened by the loss. — PolitiTweet.org

Beth-Ann Bloom @beth_annbloom

Today would be Paul Wellstone's 75th birthday "I dare to imagine a country where every child I hold in my hands, ar… https://t.co/k0fbAHOemx

Posted July 21, 2019 Hibernated

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@CharlesPPierce One more Wellstone point. He understand that integrity was at the core of his political appeal and that it would have cost him more votes if he went against conscience and cravenly voted for the Iraq War. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 21, 2019 Hibernated

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