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Wellstone had been locked in a tight re-election campaign against Republican challenger Norm Coleman and had begun to pull away in recent weeks, in part because this year's chapter in the Iraq saga provided Wellstone with an opportunity to remind Minnesotans that his maverick streak remained as sharp as ever. As the only vulnerable incumbent to vote against the resolution that would give President Bush war powers, Wellstone told the Senate, "Acting now on our own might be a sign of our power, but acting sensibly and in a measured way in concert with our allies.. would...
There is a good deal of irony in the Republican sympathy and obligatory sentiments of reverence for the integrity Wellstone displayed. The awkwardness of their championing him for his conviction before debasing the same principles is palpable. President Bush hand-picked Norm Coleman, Minnesota’s Republican senatorial nominee, to remove Wellstone from office. The Republican National Committee openly targeted Minnesota as a top prospect for gaining the much-needed majority-swaying seat this November. Now, Republicans will face a backlash of support from Minnesotans fondly remembering Wellstone. Death brings out our mortality as humans, and few embodied...
...Wellstone had been locked in a tight re-election campaign against Republican challenger Norm Coleman and had begun to pull away in recent weeks, in part because this year's chapter in the Iraq saga provided Wellstone with an opportunity to remind Minnesotans that his maverick streak remained as sharp as ever. As the only vulnerable incumbent to vote against the resolution that would give President Bush war powers, Wellstone told the Senate, "Acting now on our own might be a sign of our power, but acting sensibly and in a measured way in concert with our allies ... would...
...does take on the job, Mondale will face Republican Norm Coleman, the former St. Paul mayor who had been trading jibes with Wellstone up until the Senator's death. Even in a midterm election year marked by tight contests and a battle for razor-thin margins of power in the U.S. House and Senate, this race was particularly close - a fact that is not expected to change if Mondale takes over, although Democrats hope the former Veep's sentimental value (and name recognition) could tilt things in their favor...
...senator's passion rather than for his politics. Mondale, on the other hand, is not exactly known for his passion - none that has manifested itself in public, anyway - so it's not clear whether his presumed liberalism will prove as palatable to voters as his predecessor's did. Indeed, Norm Coleman and the Republicans are hoping the ideas that sounded relatively fresh coming from Wellstone will seem outdated and musty when voiced by Walter Mondale...