Paul Wellstone.
Died with his family in a plane crash.
The DNC turned a funeral into a rally and his replacement lost in a landslide.
“Paul Wellstone.
Died with his family in a plane crash.
The DNC turned a funeral into a rally and his replacement lost in a landslide”
His replacement was Walter Mondale not only lost to President Reagan by a margin of 49 states was also 74 years old at the time.