#Wellstone
He's not the only one. Take me back to the last true liberal Paul Wellstone...
September 29, 2026 at 7:54 AM
When I came back from Russia, my fiancé picked me up from the airport in this car. We gave Paul Wellstone a ride home from the Winter Carnival in this car. We drove this car on the High Holy Days like Labor Day and going to the county fair. The kid in the tux lost his first tooth in this car.
September 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
all I get is that you think that Hillary didn't kill single payer... when I know she did.. I was deeply involved in its passage... starting in 1984 when Wellstone and I held a secret meeting at a Leadership retreat for MN COACT discussing the timeline as a political issue.. he asked me what it was..
September 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I do Know... I was a professional organizer who worked with Wellstone starting back in the 1980's on single payer.. I was banned for posting the facts.. I produced a write up from the DR from Johns Hopkins who was on the committee proving everything I said was true.. I was still banned..
September 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Norm Coleman will always be remembered for smearing Paul Wellstone’s funeral to help him defeat Walter Mondale. Filthy politics. Wellstone was a giant. Coleman is an empty suit.
September 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
The same thing happened with Paul Wellstone. He pledged, then broke his promise, because like every other politician does, he determined his ability was too important for him to quit. They all become delusional after a while.
September 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Carrying on the campaign tradition of Paul Wellstone searching for Rudy Boschwitz 💚💚💚
September 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
In the tradition of Paul Wellstone

youtu.be/f86Jgy7kYD0
September 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Saw someone suggest the idea of per-state single payer, similar to the Canadian system

which is interesting but also what an earlier draft of the M4A bill looked like, originally introduced by Jim McDermott and Paul Wellstone in 1993. iirc the language was borrowed from the Canadian law
September 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Hillary scuttled any chance of passing legislation...There was 1 supporter of single payer on the Committee a Dr. from Johns Hopkins.. he wrote about that single payer was never allowed on the table; despite Sen. Wellstone having the votes to pass it.. no one wanted their HMO for all.. shame on them
September 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Was on Medicaid, i guess- turned away from a walk in clinic couple of years ago. Horrible foot infection. Took 3 city buses to get there. One had advertisement wrap for walk in clinic.

I'm not Luigi, so was Citizen Action Staff Trainer in Wellstone Single Payer campaign

We all gonna die anyway
September 27, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The real story: there never was a vote on Single payer even in the Clinton Commission...Sen. Paul Wellstone said publicly we had the votes to pass single payer in Congress, but the Clinton Administration , Lead by Hillary, said they would only bring to the floor what the committee passed.. Pure shit
September 27, 2026 at 2:29 AM
@coryhaala.bsky.social It’s giving me Paul Wellstone vibes! Though not quite as flashy.
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates.

So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News.

He didn’t pick up.
September 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Yesterday I paid my respects at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis where Paul Wellstone and his family are buried. Did you know the Norm Coleman campaign smeared the Wellstone funeral service? This helped Coleman defeat Walter Mondale. No words.
September 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
He should redo Paul Wellstone's famous ad from 1990, where he looks high and low for his opponent, Rudy Boschwitz, to challenge him to debate.

"Looking for Ken."

youtu.be/nfZuplTlu4M?...
North Woods Advertising - "Looking for Rudy" - Paul Wellstone for U.S. Senate (MN)
YouTube video by NorthWoodsAds
youtu.be
September 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Like so many Minnesotans, I knew Paul and Sheila Wellstone personally. I cried the day their plane went down while campaigning just before the election up on the Iron Range. Wellstone was a giant, Coleman was an empty suit. Coleman opportunistically changed from Democrat to Republican.
September 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
How many of you know what happened after Paul Wellstone’s death just before the election? Norm Coleman’s campaign smeared the Wellstone’s memorial service for its tone. This boosted Coleman’s campaign allowing him to beat a dead man. Walter Mondale stood in for Wellstone.
September 25, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I visited today the gravesite of Paul Wellstone in Minneapolis. His wife and daughter were also killed in the plane crash in 2002. On the pink granite stone there is a shrine which includes ‘I voted’ stickers. May this be an inspiration to all of us. 🌊
September 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I'd just stopped being a right wing piece of shit when Wellstone died. The things I used to say about him make me ill today. I'm sorry.

Jill Stein is pond scum, a Russian asset, pictures of her having Dinner with Putin are easy to Google. And now she is trying to hurt the Dems. Pure Quisling.
September 25, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I miss the little guy.
Paul Wellstone was one of a kind.
Who truly knew his job and truly cared for everyone.
"We all do better, when we all do better."
September 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Seeing lots of hate for Jill Stein today and as god fucking awful as she is, I save most of my disdain for the Green Party. In 2002 they ran a candidate against Paul Wellstone in Minnesota, because gee, he just wasn’t progressive enough. They suck so much!
September 24, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Barbara Lee is a great choice, although I'm not sure if she could fully calm the nation. That said, she'd obviously be the best pick to stop impulsive military action. Wellstone is a safer bet and would probably have broader support and would keep the war on terror in check, but there's still a-
September 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Paul Wellstone or Barbara Lee
September 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
God bless Paul Wellstone, Humphrey, Mondale and other great Minnesotans
September 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I see true joy in everything this man participates in and it is obvious that he has astute advisors and that he actually listens to them. I often think of Paul Wellstone when I hear him speak.
September 24, 2026 at 2:49 PM