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Mondale’s Early Dropout Shapes VP Bid in 1976
Walter Mondale, a Minnesota senator and former attorney general, dropped from the 1976 presidential race on November 21 1974 after a weak polling showing and rising competition. He later became the Democratic vice presidential nominee on July 15 1976, outlining his view of presidential power and accountability in a book after exiting the presidential bid.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Walter Mondale
Houston
Alley Theatre
Bob Dole
Walter Frederick Mondale
Fritz
Mondale
Los Angeles
United States
Minnesota
Edward M. Kennedy
Rais
Rice Rittenhouse Hotel
Milwaukee
South Side
South Bend
Ind
Congress
U.S. Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Senate