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In our system, at about 11:30 on election night, they just push you off the edge of the cliff-and that's it. You might scream on the way down, but you're going to hit the bottom, and you're not going to be in elective office.
Walter F. Mondale
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Walter F. Mondale
Age: 93 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 5
Died: 2021
Died: April 19
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