Former VP Walter Mondale Dead at 93

Andrew Donaldson

Born and raised in West Virginia, Andrew has since lived and traveled around the world several times over. Though frequently writing about politics out of a sense of duty and love of country, most of the time he would prefer discussions on history, culture, occasionally nerding on aviation, and his amateur foodie tendencies. He can usually be found misspelling/misusing words on Twitter @four4thefire and his food writing website Yonder and Home. Andrew is the host of Heard Tell podcast.

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  1. Jaybird says:

    Something I remembered. From Wikipedia: In 2002, Mondale became the last-minute choice of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party to run for Senate after the death of Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone, who died in a plane crash less than two weeks before the election. Mondale narrowly lost the race to Saint Paul mayor Norm Coleman. (This is the guy who was replaced by Al Franken.)

    In 2002, it was funny that he lost a major election in every state in the union.

    Less funny today, of course.

    The DLC was started in 1985 because of the events of 1984. So Walter Mondale was, in a weird way, a precursor to Bill Clinton.Report

  2. Saul Degraw says:

    He was a true public servant in every sense of the word and a true liberal who believed that government could be a force for social progress. As Minnesota Attorney General, he urged the Supreme Court to uphold the rights of criminal defendants who could not afford counsel on their own.Report

  3. Jaybird says:

    A lovely thread about Mondale.

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  4. Philip H says:

    VP Mondale was one of my earliest public service and political influences. He definitely set a high bar for those of us who choose public service, and he was probably an early Democratic Socialist, no matter what his party affiliation. That he never turned bitter after his time in DC is equally a testament to his character.

    He is missed already.Report