Posted on 05/17/2006 2:04:31 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Daschle's 2008 Plan
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago
Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle will gauge potential support for a 2008 presidential bid with stops in Iowa, New Hampshire and Michigan next month.
Daschle, the three-term South Dakota senator who lost a re-election bid in 2004, said Wednesday that the trip is a logical progression as he weighs a White House run.
"It's just taking the next step to a more thoughtful consideration of a presidential campaign," Daschle said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Iowa and New Hampshire are the traditional early voting states and numerous potential candidates have visited there in recent months. Michigan could be one of two states shoehorned in between Iowa and New Hampshire if the Democratic Party decides to change its primary calendar.
Daschle said he will be traveling to states to "sound out presidential themes, talk to voters and get a sense of what kind of a reception I might be getting." He also will be campaigning for local candidates.
Republican John Thune defeated Daschle, then the Senate Minority leader, two years ago. Since that loss, Daschle, a fellow at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, started a political action committee to support Democratic candidates and has criticized President Bush on the Iraq war and other issues.
Daschle said he believes New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is the current Democratic front-runner.
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Bring it on Tiny Tom.
I know Snopes dicredited that pic, but I still like it
Little Tommy, You can't even win in your own state (otherwise you would still be a senator).
Big ego. Tiny mind.
Item #1: Don't look so "deeply saddened."
Delusions of Grandeur
Snopes itself leans left. They said the Clinton bodycount was fiction too.
Quite the domesticated Metro, eh?
OH, please run....please....please...please.
Scrappleface?
Let's see....Daschle, Hillary, Gore, Kerry, Clark, Edwards, Biden
The Democrat Primary is gonna be FUN to watch!
The rat putting up tiny tommie dash hole? Please bring it on. How about t.t. and the beast as a ticket?
Man, let's hope this passel of bozos run on the dimocrat ticket.
Grab some popcorn and pull up the easy chair. Hold your sides cause there is gonna be some hilarity and laughter.
Hope a little bloodshed amongst the group too.
I'm deeply saddened by this news.
If they keep going in the direction they seem intent on, the Republicans will win, without a candidate.
Tom who?
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