MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 30: Walter Mondale (L) and his wife Joan Mondale wave to the crowd after the former US vice-president gave his acceptance speech as the candidate for US Senate for the DFL, 30 September 2002, at the State Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The special nominating convention was held to replace Sen. Paul Wellstone who died in a plane crash. (Photo credit should read BILL ALKOFER/AFP/Getty Images)