Election Sunday: Wellstone Plane Crash (2002)
This Day in Esoteric Political History
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It’s October 25th. On this day in 2002, Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash, eleven days before the midterm election.
Jody and Niki discuss the impact of his death on the midterm election that year, and the political legacy Wellstone left behind.
Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory
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