[Wphile]

I believe you are right about Daschle. I just wish he were up for reelection this year. The Foley phenomenon is happening to Daschle as it does to most Dems who reach national status. Instead of adhering to their constituency they have to adhere to the Dem base. The base is the ultra liberals from the NE and the Left Coast. Once they have to play the national party line, they are in trouble if they come from a moderate to conservative state. Let's hope Thune creams Johnson and let that be a very strong message to Dasshole from his former constituents in South Dakota.

[hchutch]

I doubt Daschle will do so, for the reason he is a national leader. He will probably lose in 2004 to Janklow.

I expect the GOP to make gains in the Senate in 2002 and 2004.

[Theodore R.]

You all keep talking about Daschle coming up for reelection. I don't have the figures handy, but I believe that he was elected in 1998 by a larger margin in SD than Bush got in 2000. If not larger, then nearly as large. SD people like Daschle, but conservatives can't be reconciled to that fact because we all LOATHE Daschle. Well, those stubborn Dakotans see something we don't.

[Timesink]

The Foley phenomenon is happening to Daschle as it does to most Dems who reach national status. Instead of adhering to their constituency they have to adhere to the Dem base. The base is the ultra liberals from the NE and the Left Coast. Once they have to play the national party line, they are in trouble if they come from a moderate to conservative state.

This is one of the things that bugs me most about Daschle: Not only am I against almost everything he says, I never get the feeling he actually believes anything he's saying, either. I always feel like he's just saying what he knows he has to say as a high-ranking Democrat, not what he really feels in his heart.