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Tom Daschle considers bid for president
Drudge Report ^ | 1/17/2006 | Nestor Ramos

Posted on 01/17/2006 3:50:59 PM PST by jazzo

Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle is weighing the possibility of running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

"I have received a lot of encouragement," Daschle said in an email today to the Argus Leader.

Daschle didn't rule out the possibility of an official announcement in the near future. But for now, he said, he has no plans to run for national office.

In his email, Daschle said the primary factors in his decision "would be my family and our mutual decision to consider the rigors of a campaign and reentry into public life."

Daschle made similar comments over the weekend to another publication. In a Saturday story in the National Journal, Daschle said he was "taking a look at" entering the race.

Analysts see the 2008 race beginning to take shape, with candidates and possible candidates from both parties hinting more openly about their plans.

Larry Sabato, a political expert at the University of Virginia, said Daschle was not in his latest rankings of likely Democratic candidates because he wasn't convinced Daschle would run.

"I wouldn’t call him the favorite, or even second or third. But it’s early," Sabato said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: daschle; daschle2008
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To: jazzo
Surely this is Scrapple face?
41 posted on 01/17/2006 4:04:26 PM PST by kublia khan (Absolute war brings total victory)
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To: Dog

It would be kind of nice to see the old familiar faces from the left run one more time: Daschle, Gephart, Gore, Edwards, McCain.


42 posted on 01/17/2006 4:04:43 PM PST by CWOJackson (tancredo? Wasn't he the bounty hunter in the Star Wars trilogy?)
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To: Henchster

LOL!!! That is great!


43 posted on 01/17/2006 4:06:15 PM PST by PatriotGirl827 (There are no short cuts to any place worth going.)
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To: All

President of what, man?

South Dakota?

Can prairie dogs vote?


44 posted on 01/17/2006 4:07:00 PM PST by Mogengator
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To: jazzo

Already posted

Not sure where...but I thought I would just get it out of the way.


45 posted on 01/17/2006 4:07:30 PM PST by Focault's Pendulum (I'm not a curmudgeon!!!! I've just been in a bad mood since '73)
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To: kstewskis

Probably from the airline industry -- they miss being able to pay his wife off in return for goodies from Daschle.


46 posted on 01/17/2006 4:07:49 PM PST by LenS
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To: jazzo
Daschle/Hillary: The **DREAM** ticket.
47 posted on 01/17/2006 4:09:26 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: jazzo

This is a joke, right? It's not? Then why did the headline make me laugh so heartily? ROFL! (I know, I should be deeply saddened, but...)


48 posted on 01/17/2006 4:10:11 PM PST by arasina (So there.)
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To: jazzo

send in the llama's!


49 posted on 01/17/2006 4:10:17 PM PST by Republicus2001
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To: kstewskis

I hope he runs, because he's reponsible for so many hilarious pics and threads on this site :)


50 posted on 01/17/2006 4:10:37 PM PST by lawnguy (Give me some of your tots!!!)
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To: kstewskis

"I have received a lot of encouragement,"
LOL!! From who??



Voices in his head.


51 posted on 01/17/2006 4:10:51 PM PST by RouxStir (Peaceful muslim...The Ultimate Oxymoron!)
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To: jazzo
"I have received a lot of encouragement," Daschle said

oh hell yeah- please run Tom, run

53 posted on 01/17/2006 4:10:55 PM PST by lunarbicep (There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.)
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To: lexington minuteman 1775

but wait! what about BOXER/Hillary in '08!?


54 posted on 01/17/2006 4:11:13 PM PST by Republicus2001
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To: jazzo

Dash for Prez! ROTFALMAO


55 posted on 01/17/2006 4:12:38 PM PST by R.W.Ratikal
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To: jazzo

LOL - my exact reaction!


56 posted on 01/17/2006 4:12:42 PM PST by mombonn (¡Viva Bush/Cheney!)
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To: jazzo


Bwahahahahahaha. Democrats are too frikking stoopid to know when the doors have hit them in the azz.


57 posted on 01/17/2006 4:12:48 PM PST by SouthernFreebird
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To: jazzo

Dash for Prez! ROTFALMAO


58 posted on 01/17/2006 4:12:58 PM PST by R.W.Ratikal
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To: jazzo

he won't run, Hillary's goons will scare him off soon enough...


59 posted on 01/17/2006 4:13:19 PM PST by Palpatine (Every single liberal is now an enemy of the republic!)
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To: jazzo

Dash for Prez! ROTFALMAO


60 posted on 01/17/2006 4:13:21 PM PST by R.W.Ratikal
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