Power Line links to this Argus Leader story written by Mike Madden about Daschle's attempt to have a friendly judge intervene in the election. According to the Washington Post, Judge Piersol is a "close friend of Daschle's":
"He is not a softy, but he is a sensitive person," says Larry Piersol, a federal judge in South Dakota and a close friend of Daschle's.
Here's what Daschle had to say about Judge Piersol at the ATLA Convention in 2003:
First, I got my start in politics thanks to lawyers... rather, one lawyer in particular. In 1978, I won my first
election to the House by 14 votes. Don’t laugh, in South Dakota, that’s 60 percent of the vote.
Apparently undaunted by that landslide of support, my opponent sued to contest the election. I
was fortunate to be represented by a great lawyer and a dear friend, Larry Piersol. It took one
year and 21 days, but here I am 25 years later.
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