[KarlInOhio]

it was a freakin' campaign rally.

The only thing they were missing was a balloon drop and having the band play "Happy Days Are Here Again".

The scary thing is that they could have done it correctly and Mondale would be a senator again. With some tears in the speeches instead of a fiery demand for victory, with scenes from Wellstones life on the jumbotron (or turn off the jumbotron completely) instead of zoom shots of the speakers and audience they would have been able to ride Wellstone's death to victory like they did with the Widow Carnahan.

If they did the memorial service solemnly, they could have pressured Coleman into not campaigning and allowed Mondale to funeral march his way into the Senate.

[dirtboy]

The only thing they were missing was a balloon drop and having the band play "Happy Days Are Here Again".

Yeah, playing "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" at a memorial service probably would have been too crass, even for that bunch.

[Alberta's Child]

I enjoyed Rush Limbaugh's approach to the whole thing -- his dream Election Day scenario was one in which the GOP gained control of the Senate but both Lautenberg and Mondale won their races.

There isn't a bigger loser on the planet right now than Frank Lautenberg. I'm sure Mondale spent the entire Election Tuesday night calling his campaign managers to tell them not to order any recount under any circumstances. In fact, he probably waited until the results from other states were in, then had several thousand of his supporters go out and vote for Coleman.