Denise Ross of the Rapid City Journal is intersted in the latest discussion of former Senator Tom Daschle's future and is calling for comments on the Journal blog:
FEC to Daschle: What up, dawg?
Woster’s story in today’s RCJ, is delicous sustenance for this political junkie. Perhaps too much; now I want more.
The theories out there about Daschle’s plans are abundant.
Theories? Wild speculation? I want it all.
In a story this week, Journal reporter Kevin Woster also talked about Daschle's future and a "2010 rematch of last year's bitter Senate campaign. Others speculate that Daschle could be interested in other races, including the 2008 Senate race if incumbent Sen. Tim Johnson doesn't run, or even a bid for president or vice president." Joel Rosenthal is also talking about Daschle running in 2008 on his blog:
Tom Daschle loved being a Senator and would love to be one again. Notice that he has not said that he never plans to run again his spokesman reportedly said "At this point in time, Senator Daschle does not intend to become a federal candidate for the 2010 election cycle." (Yes, I know that is the FEC reporting period in question, but it can be taken another way).
If Senator Daschle again becomes a candidate it will be for the Democrat US Senate nomination in 2008!
The good Senator in effect will force out Tim Johnson causing Johnson to retire or perhaps announce he is considering running for South Dakota Governor in 2010. (I say this because it is obvious to me that South Dakota Dems still like Daschle better than Johnson and Daschle still has closer ties to activist Dems and the party apparatus and would slaughter Tim in a less than 50 percent turnout Democrat primary. This of course would set all kinds of further scenarios in action. Johnson who has been the luckiest politician in South Dakota history would see his luck finally run out.
A few other observations about this prospective scenario (a 2008 announcement): (1) Would Daschle have to move back to South Dakota to run in either 2008 or 2010? (2) Tim Johnson would not be able to win the Governorship in 2010 because South Dakotans are very skeptical of Democratic administration. Bringing home the bacon is one thing actually administering is quite another. (3) Johnson would also be 62 years old, a little older than what South Dakotans like in a Governor. (4) It is the vision thing – Tim Johnson has never had any vision. When South Dakotans elect a Governor they don’t want more spending and the election is usually not about veteran’s benefits. Federal spending and veteran’s affairs is about all our senior Senator ever talks about.
If Daschle runs again he has a head-start given the permanent campaign run by his staffers.
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