If Daschle can get Chaffee or Snow or McCain to jump ship, then by golly Daschle deserves to be Senate Majority leader. At least he'd be effective. Lott couldn't get Jeffords to stay on. That was the first indication that Lott is not an effective leader.
BTW, what makes you think all three of those guys won't jump ship if Lott stays on as Majority Leader? What is Lott going to do to keep them in the party? Throw a birthday bash for them? Do you think an idiot like Lott is going to persuade them to stay after all the negative publicity the repulicans have gotten ofver this? I don't.
As a matter of fact, I believe that if Lott stays on, we are probably going to see AT LEAST 2 RINO's jump ship within the next year.
Wanna Bet?
And if Lott is forced out the price for one of those you listed will be the Majority Leadership. Snowe is already campaigning for it.