That and the break neck pace campaigning takes on a body and mind.
Strange how many candidates die in plane crashes near election time....
Who could forget Paul Wellstone and the embarrassment of his funeral/campaign orgy!
Back in 2000, our Governor, Mel Carnahan, died in a plane crash while campaigning for US Senate. It was a good campaign move, as he ended up beating John Ashcroft in a really tight race that he might have lost had he lived. But it turned out NOT to be a good move for him in the long run.
As for us Missourians, it's taken several years to finally be rid of the Carnahan clan; it's about the only worthwhile thing Lacy Clay has ever done.
There’s a novel out there where the bad guys rig the plane to stall. It certainly makes for great conspiracy stories. I blame: the Clintons.