The AP's Dennis Gale has a piece headlined "Daschle to forego Demo convention finale." Excerpt:
Tom Daschle, leader of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate, won't be in Boston when presumptive presidential nominee John Kerry addresses his party's convention.Daschle will be at the convention earlier in the week but plans to campaign for re-election in South Dakota later that week. The convention starts July 26 at Boston's Fleet Center.
"I thought it would be fun to watch John Kerry speak from South Dakota with South Dakotans," Daschle said Thursday.
That's the reason Daschle is giving for skipping the finale, but DVT notes a report from the National Journal's Hotline that indicates the real reason.
UPDATE: This is strange behavior for a man who is a co-chair of the convention.
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