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Tom Daschle to Test Waters for 2008 Run
NewsMax ^ | 18 May 2006

Posted on 05/17/2006 6:35:30 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher

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.

"She's in a class by herself," he said. "In many cases she's like an incumbent. But I've learned after all these years in politics that what looks like a certainty one day could be a complete turnabout the next."

Daschle, 58, said he would decide by the end of this year, maybe sooner, if he will run for president.


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; daschle2008; dopeydems; runplease; smallchance; tomdaschle
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To: Aussie Dasher

Run Tom Run!

'08 Democratic candidates make for great standup comedy!


61 posted on 05/17/2006 9:17:35 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Aussie Dasher; onyx
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

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

62 posted on 05/17/2006 9:19:50 PM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Bring him on...


63 posted on 05/17/2006 9:23:58 PM PDT by Frwy (Eternity without Jesus is a hell-of-a long time.)
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To: Aussie Dasher
Have you been following John Howard's trip to the US? Dubya laid it on a treat in DC!

I listen to a little last night on cspan

John Howard didn't just give the usual Thank you speech .. He talked about how he was Proud to call us in America a friend

It was an outstanding speech

64 posted on 05/17/2006 9:25:45 PM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: PGalt

Hey, if Zell Miller runs for president, that would be the only way I'd vote for a democrat...I'd pay money to see him challenge Tom to a duel like he did Chris Mathews after the Republican convention.


65 posted on 05/17/2006 9:31:09 PM PDT by chae (R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero He lied, he cheated, he stole my heart)
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To: Mo1

BWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

There's our laugh of the night!
Now I am doubled over laughing.
OMG!


66 posted on 05/17/2006 9:34:01 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: chae

Zell Miller is a great American.


67 posted on 05/17/2006 9:42:58 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Aussie Dasher

68 posted on 05/17/2006 9:47:21 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

He'll never be Hil's running mate.

He could be in any D's Cabinent, Secretary of the Tresury or something, but other then that, forget it.


69 posted on 05/17/2006 9:51:10 PM PDT by zbigreddogz
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To: MamaB

Send him a used muffler!


70 posted on 05/17/2006 10:30:49 PM PDT by 100%FEDUP (I'm seeing RED!)
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To: mhx

Tom Dasshole--the great 'Ican hope for '08.


71 posted on 05/17/2006 10:55:06 PM PDT by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington (Enhance Capitol security: Censure Cynthia!)
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I'll be happy to make some water for him to test. Meanwhile, he should start here:

http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/collections/1988/images/df1988-1687.gif


72 posted on 05/17/2006 11:27:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Have the Dems a never-ending supply of DUDS - all wanting to be President???!!!


So far, unfortunately we do too.


73 posted on 05/18/2006 2:45:52 AM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: mhx

"Tom Daschle to Test Waters for 2008 Run"

I think he meant swim.


74 posted on 05/18/2006 5:48:12 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Democrats = The Culture of Treason)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Thank you Lord.

Please let little Tommy Run with the Goron, Kerry, Clintoon Two, Finegold, Biden and other losers?


75 posted on 05/18/2006 11:48:56 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist homosexual lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Aussie Dasher

With any luck this could end up like one of those reality TV show all-star specials: Daschel, Gephart, Gore, Kerry...


76 posted on 05/18/2006 11:50:31 AM PDT by CWOJackson
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To: Aussie Dasher

Daschle? running for Prez? LOLOLOLOL...oh yes...do it! What a maroon!


77 posted on 05/18/2006 11:58:04 AM PDT by Conservative4Ever (Buy Danish!)
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