[PEN-L:31591] Could Wellstone still win

[Chris Burford <cburford@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Minnesota contest attracted attention in England and was reported to be
forcing Bush to trim his sails.

Could Wellstone still win from the grave?

from the Guardian:
> Some commentators say Wellstone's maverick stand may have helped him.
> Although Republicans at rallies in the campaign toted posters dismissing
> the senator as Comrade Wellstone, or Hammer and Sickle Wellstone, his
> stand on Iraq activated sentiment against the war in Minnesota.
>
> It also made Wellstone a magnet for young anti-war volunteers. "I've got
> to wonder now whether Iraq hurt him," said Mr Coleman. "It seems to have
> mobilised his base."
>
> It is unclear what effect Wellstone's death will have on the campaign.
> After Mel Carnahan, the Democratic challenger for the Senate seat in
> Missouri, died in a plane crash during the campaign for the 2000
> elections, his name remained on the ballot and he defeated his Republican
> opponent. His wife, Jean Carnahan, eventually took up his seat.


Chris Burford