The Aberdeen American News has a story today headlined "Abortion surfaces in U.S. Senate race." The story discusses Senator Daschle's 2002 mass-fundraising e-mail sent out on behalf of NARAL. Excerpt:
Asked directly Thursday whether it would be fair to call him pro-choice, Daschle said sternly, "It would be fair to call me anti-abortion."It was at least the second time in the past week Daschle has avoided a yes or no answer to the question.
The inquiry followed more general questions and answers about a fund-raising letter Daschle sent out two years ago for the National Abortion Rights Action League. The letter was, in part, on behalf of Sen. Jean Carnahan, D-Mo., as she ran for election. Carnahan lost the race. The letter said Daschle has "stood up for a woman's right to choose."
When Daschle is up for reelection, he tells constituents he's "anti-abortion." When he's laying the foundation for a possible run for the presidency, he raises funds for NARAL saying:
"As the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, I’ve stood up for a woman’s right to choose, and the pro-choice leadership of the Senate has made a difference by safeguarding women’s rights from the anti-choice agenda of the Bush administration. Please give to NARAL today, so NARAL can mobilize the resources to get out the pro-choice vote on Election Day."
(Emphasis original.) Even in a place like South Dakota, with good-natured people willing to give one the benefit of the doubt, you can't have it both ways.
Below is a screen capture of Daschle's NARAL e-mail (which can be found at this website):
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