Daschle's "path to 51" disintegrates

This week, Tom Daschle struck out in his efforts to recruit a candidate to oppose Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell in Colorado. As a press release from the National Republican Senatorial Committee notes:

Just last week, Tom Daschle and the DSCC were talking up their chances this cycle, with Daschle reportedly telling his caucus that, “we have a path to 51 seats.”

“It looks like Tom Daschle’s ‘path to 51’ has taken another turn for the worse. It’s looking more and more like the long and winding road,” Timmons added. “Tom Daschle and his Senate Democrats have failed to land their top choices in Colorado as well as in Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa and Pennsylvania. Their recruiting failures, and the strong position of our incumbents, give us the ability to be on offense and focus our attention and resources on strengthening our majority in 2004.”