"Just When South Dakota Looked Safe" appears on the very prominent blog, Captain's Quarters. It covers the story that SDP has been following closely.
It seems clear that Daschle wants to be a player in politics, and he may well be thinking of running for President. I skeptical regarding any intention on his part to return to South Dakota and run again for the Senate or anything else. If that were his intention, he would surely move back here. I think he understands that his isolation from home turf was the Achilles heal of his last campaign. I am not sure he really expects to run for President, either. If he can't win South Dakota, he has to build a national political base from scratch. But that doesn't mean he can't be an important force in the national Democratic party. Says Captain's Quarters:
So far, it looks more like Daschle will swing towards the center. Today he endorsed the confirmation of John Roberts for the Supreme Court, according to the Argus Leader and South Dakota Politics, undermining Harry Reid's leadership in the Senate and the obstructionism Daschle once promoted.
As I have said, I think too much has been read into his departure from Harry Reid's vote. Its pretty clear that the Democrats are prepared to disagree about Roberts.
As a side note, some critics of this blog seem to assume that every time we mention Daschle it means we are trying to trash him. This is simply not true. Daschle's opinions are not ours, for the most part, and we are hardly shy about expressing disagreements. More important is the fact that Daschle is nationally important and locally important in a unique way. We think our readers in South Dakota will be interested in what Daschle is doing, and so we report on it.
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