Dave Kranz is reporting that some Democrats hoped Ron Volesky would run for Governor so he would at least soften up Governor Rounds prior to 2008, when Rounds might challenge U.S. Senator Tim Johnson, who doesn't have Tom Daschle's support anymore:
Influential players in the Democratic Party didn't have great hope to topple Rounds anyway, but their mission was different from Volesky's.
This wasn't about winning.
What Democrats need more than anything is a candidate who can ruffle Rounds a bit, remove the polish from his political exterior so that he will be less-inclined to challenge Sen. Tim Johnson in 2008. That was Volesky - the perfect candidate.
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