Looming over the pending nomination fight, however, is the filibuster, which "can cut both ways. To block the White House nominee could play well with the Democratic Party base but it also could expose vulnerable incumbents to the same kind of obstructionist charges that helped bring down former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota in 2004."
Tim Johnson would be wise to remember what happened to his compatriot in the Senate in 2004.
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