Daschle Funding Anti-Thune Attack Machine

As previously noted, former Senator Tom Daschle continues to pay his former campaign manager, Steve Hildebrand, from his political action committee, DASHPAC.  A reader informs us that Daschle is also paying Hildebrand out of the coffers of his campaign account.  Does Daschle know the next election isn't for nearly six years?  As many remember, Daschle started running television ads 18 months before last fall's election, but this is ridiculous.