Bob Beckel, who ran Walter Mondale’s 1984 presidential campaign and co-hosted more than 700 episodes of “The Five,” has died. He was 73. Columnist Cal Thomas broke the news Monday afternoon, calling Beckel his “friend and spiritual brother.” “We did so many things together and I hope we modeled what two people of different political persuasions can be like when they love one another,” Thomas, who co-authored the column and book “Common Ground” with Beckel, wrote on Facebook. Fox News host Sean Hannity also confirmed the news on his own show Monday night, honoring a “dear friend of this channel…