Don't Blame the Message, Says Daschle

The Washington Post ^ | 11-9-02

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Tommy is in denial.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

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Rejecting critics' suggestions that Democrats lost the battle for Congress because they had the wrong message -- or no message at all, Senate Democratic Leader Thomas A. Daschle (S.D.) said yesterday it was really just a failure of communication.

Democrats were effective in pointing out deficiencies in the Bush administration's economic policies but less successful when it came to selling their own strategies, Daschle said at his first press briefing since Democrats lost the Senate and the GOP solidified its hold on the House in Tuesday's elections. "It isn't for lack of a strategy," he said. "It's for a lack of articulating that strategy effectively."

Democrats talked about "the need to extend unemployment benefits and a minimum wage [increase], and tax cuts for small business, and corporate governance, and a recognition that we've got to do something to ensure that pensions are stronger," he said.

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[mewzilla]

Uh, Tiny Tom: WHAT MESSAGE??

[John W]

"...I don't think it was as understood by the American people as I wish it would have been."

Calling the American people morons always helps.

[Brytani]

The only message I heard about of democrats was the language of obstruction, attacks on our President, anti-American rhetoric and a giddy rush to murder infants.

[goldstategop]

A failure to communicate? I'll accept that. Tommy Daschund and his Senate campaign said nothing of consequence to the electorate right up to Election Day. Yessirree Tommy, there indeed was failure to communicate and its all the fault of yours truly.

[Caipirabob]

Daschle's message was perfectly clear:

"The problem with America is that it's full of Americans."

[Dog]

Tommy stole South Dakota..

[Cvengr]

Yeah, they sure failed to communicate the nature of the Wellstone Funeral to millions of Minnesota voters. Almost as much as they fail to even communicate the name of candidates more than 3 weeks in advance of hotly contested elections.

[Dog]

I seem to have lost Fox News on my cable(Comcast) in the South Jersey area......anyone else without Fox this morning??

[goldstategop]

Oh yeah he holds up South Dakota as a success story. What with the fraud on behalf of Timmy Johnson in his backyard, if I were lil Tommy, I wouldn't be so quick to claim victory in advance of the awaited recount. Anyway, a 528 vote victory for your junior puppet is nothing to crow about. If that's success, I'd hate to see what Tommy's definition of failure looks like.

[Cincinatus]

Must be a local thing. Comcast here in southern MD is fine -- I'm watching FNC right now.

[M Kehoe]

Ya know, I really shouldn't read all of this whining and self denial. Then again, I still can't seem to get this smile off my face.

8^)

5.56mm

[kittymyrib]

This is another good reason why the fraud in SD needs to be exposed, big time. Then Tiny Tom would have no fig leaf to hide behind, and a good man, Thune, would have his rightful place in the Senate. Evil triumphs (and holds a press conference to brag about it) when good men do nothing. Honest South Dakotans need to get vocal about being cheated out of representation in the new Senate, or they'll prove they deserve Daschle.

[ChadGore]

We got their message loud and clear! They got their message out!
democrat message:

1) When the ethicly challenged toricelli is loosing, clinton broke campain law to run someone from 1972, who really is 72. We got that message.

2) Dems held a press conferance in Bagdad to tell the voters of the United States of America, and the whole world, that Bush can't be trusted.

3) Dems bring a jumbo-tron to the "rally on a dead guy" in MN to show clinton laughing it up with yet another candidate from 72, who really is 72.

4) Clinton and Gore in Florida trying to blame their mistakes and shortcomings on the good people of Florida.

5) Then! Then! As if this wasn't enough, in the closing hours they run attack adds blaming the GOP for sniper shootings while american blood is being spilled in the steets.

[ChadGore]

Actions speak just as loud as words, but we heard them loud and clear.

[goldstategop]

"It was all fury and no sound, signifying nothing."

[evad]

Tommy is in denial.

Pleeeeease...don't anyone wake this little man up.

[Aeronaut]

Daschle proudly held up his home state, where Sen. Tim Johnson (D) eked out a 528-vote victory over Rep. John Thune (R), as a "clear demonstration of a Democratic success story,"

As long as the Reservation voter fraud is mentioned in the same sentence I'd agree.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

IN THE MINORITY:
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton