The Washington Post has a blurb today on Tim Giago's independent bid for the U.S. Senate headlined "Daschle Gets His Own Nader." Incredibly, the WaPo reporter misses the fact that Tom Daschle personally called Tim Giago to urge him to get out of the race, a fact which is at odds with Steve Hildebrand's quote in the blurb:
Steve Hildebrand, Daschle's campaign manager, rejected suggestions that Giago's effort would necessarily hurt the senator's bid. "Native Americans know that Senator Daschle has been there for them," he said. "They're not just going to throw their vote away on someone who stands little chance of winning."
So why did Tom Daschle personally call Tim Giago and ask him whether he wanted John Thune to be the next senator from South Dakota? Clearly, the Daschle camp is highly concerned that Native Americans are going to vote for Giago. When Daschle does his get-out-the-vote effort on the reservations, he has to worry about whether he's getting votes out for Tim Giago.
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