Daschle aiming for GOP senators -- Democrats' goal: Regain majority

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Daschle aiming for GOP senators

Democrats' goal: Regain majority

Diana Marrero
Argus Leader Washington Bureau

Article Published: 03/3/06, 2:55 am

WASHINGTON - Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle is raising money for a Democratic effort targeting Republican senators.

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"It is time to stop playing defense all the time and start holding every Republican accountable for what they do in Washington," Daschle wrote in a letter to potential Democratic donors last month.

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Democratic organizers say they have based their project on the well-coordinated Republican opposition research campaigns that track Democratic lawmakers' votes to attack them in advance of elections.

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"Democrats are attacking Republican lawmakers because they have nothing more substantive to talk about," said Brian Nick, communications director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

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[Bandit]

1. Hmmm couldn't come up with this three years ago I guess

I guess better late than never but IMO Daschle's reluctance to attack while the harm was being done is unforgivable. Didn't he vote along with other Democrats for Bush*'s first tax give-away for the wealthy? Did he stand up to Bush* when Bush* refused to follow Congressional Law concerning the Presidential Papers Act? What did he do to get Cheney's SECRET Energy Meetings publicized? Daschle let us down "Big Time" and now five years later he is saying 'Gee maybe we should fight back'...:shrug: Whatever Dude..If it helps ease your conscience.

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2. Frankly, I'm hoping to see a few Repubs switch too. n/t