Former Vice President Walter Mondale has passed away at age 93

[Oregon Eagle Politics]

RIP FF. If only Mondale had won in '84, this country would be in a better place.

Fun Fact: Before Mondale died, every D Presidential nominee since Carter was alive.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

RIP to a great man who would’ve made a great President.

[Dr. MB]

RIP FF. If only Mondale had won in '84, this country would be in a better place.

Fun Fact: Before Mondale died, every D Presidential nominee since Carter was alive.

Between August 4, 1961 and November 22, 1963 every single Democratic presidential nominee from 1948 onwards was alive. Obviously most hadn't been nominated for president yet.

[Bootes Void]

RIP, a great FF

[Del Tachi]

Assuming the current living vice presidents match Mondale's longevity:

Dick Cheney:  May 15, 2034
Joe Biden:  March 4, 2036
Dan Quayle:  May 19, 2040
Al Gore:  July 14, 2041
Mike Pence:  September 19, 2052
Kamala Harris:  February 2, 2058

Between Cheney-to-Gore + Bubba/Dubya/Trump, we may be in for a slew of POTUS/VP deaths in the 2030s and 2040s.

[Arizona Iced Tea]

RIP

[ProudModerate2]

RIP

[Matty]

RIP to Fritz

A good man. A figure from an era we should strive to emulate.

[DabbingSanta]

Assuming the current living vice presidents match Mondale's longevity:

Dick Cheney:  May 15, 2034
Joe Biden:  March 4, 2036
Dan Quayle:  May 19, 2040
Al Gore:  July 14, 2041
Mike Pence:  September 19, 2052
Kamala Harris:  February 2, 2058

Between Cheney-to-Gore + Bubba/Dubya/Trump, we may be in for a slew of POTUS/VP deaths in the 2030s and 2040s.

It's actually quite amazing to realize Joe Biden will be 86 years old if he serves the full two terms in office, which is well above the average life expectancy for an American man.  Mondale did quite well, which seems to be the trend for recent presidents and vice presidents.  93 years. May he rest in peace.

[Epaminondas]

Do we have a Big Tent picture of Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Obama, Biden, Sanders?

Maybe from 2016?

[Alben Barkley]

Do we have a Big Tent picture of Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Obama, Biden, Sanders?

Maybe from 2016?

One of these is not like the others.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1384328303239106568?s=19

[Storr]

He gave us one of the best responses in debate history:

[TheReckoning]

I am well known as someone who holds a pretty high opinion of the presidency of Ronald Reagan, and while I believe the country made the right choice in 1984, RIP to a man who devoted his life to public service, despite his faults.

[Coastal_Elite]

RIP FF. If only Mondale had won in '84, this country would be in a better place.

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RIP FF. Walter Mondale was a great VP and an even greater person. He was a Minnesota icon and it's sad that he will mostly be remembered for his landslide loss to Ronald Reagan in '84.


FUN FACT: Mondale was the last Democratic presidential nominee to not choose a Senator as his running mate.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

RIP FF

[Liberalrocks]

If only he had campaigned in 84 a bit harder in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. All kidding aside, a really great honest decent man, may he Rest In Peace and his memory be a blessing.

[FT-02 Senator A.F.E. 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

R.I.P. former V.P. Mondale. We'd be better off as a country if he'd won against Reagan.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Remember when a bunch of people made up a hoax that he died? I do. I actually fell for it.

Anyway, RIP.

[neostassenite31]

Beyond his decades of advocacy for MN on the national stage, Mondale's instrumental role in establishing both the legacy and contemporary status of the MN DFL as one of the strongest Dem state party in the country is arguably second to none, including possibly even Humphrey. He will be sorely missed

[Mr. Smith]

Not everyone has Carterium I s'pose, but I hoped he was one.

[Ferguson97]

Rip FF

[Calthrina950]

Mondale's death also means that out of the three top presidential tickets in 1980 (Democratic, Republican, and Independent), Carter is the only nominee that is still alive. Carter and Dole are also the only two living nominees of 1976, although Dole has cancer and could very well be gone before this year is out. This also means that 1992 is now the earliest election in which both members of one major party's presidential ticket (Clinton and Gore) are still alive. All four major-party candidates of 1984 are now dead.

[Blue3]