An editorial from yesterday's edition of the New York Times headlined "Senator Frist Tightens the Screws" discusses the ramifications of Frist's visit to South Dakota to campaign for John Thune. Excerpt:
But nastiness is in the air as the new Congress limbers up. Democrats vow to never forget Dr. Frist's foray into South Dakota to help unhorse his counterpart, Tom Daschle, the minority leader, whose farewell speech was boycotted by a victorious, decidedly unsentimental majority. Dr. Frist, who many expect to run for president next time, seems beyond the range of minority Democrats, but not G.O.P. moderates seething at the rules change.
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