DVT interviews former Daschle opponent

DVT has posted excerpts of a recent interview with former U.S. Representative Clint Roberts, the man Daschle defeated in 1982 after South Dakota was consolidated from two districts to a single, at-large district. The interview illustrates how Daschle was elected to office under false pretences, running as a conservative to get elected, and once elected moving sharply to the left. I think it's safe to say that one does not become the Democratic Leader of the Senate by being a conservative. Today, according to the National Journal, Daschle is more liberal than 80 percent of the entire Senate.