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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Mid-Term Favorites: Paul Wellstone Plane Crash (2002)
Description: In the run-up to the November election, we’re taking on and revisiting some of our favorite mid-term related topics. Today, we revisit an episode from 2020.
Just days before the 2000 mid-term election, beloved Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash, upending the race. Jody and Niki discuss the political effect, and the loss of a progressive champion.
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