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Bombtrack

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Thu May-20-04 05:12 AM
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Dead Heat In South Dakota Senate Race

May 19, 2004
Dead Heat In South Dakota Senate Race
Sen. Tom Daschle's (D-SD) lead over John Thune (R) "has dropped from seven points in February to what may be a statistical dead heat," according to the latest Argus Leader/KELO-TV poll.

"Daschle, a three-term incumbent and leader of Democrats in the U.S. Senate, holds a 49-47 edge over former three-term Congressman Thune, the poll."

The most striking finding: "Only 4 percent of those contacted said they were undecided in a race that is sure to draw at least as much national attention as Thune's 524-vote loss to Democrat Sen. Tim Johnson did two years ago." http://www.argusleader.com/update/Wednesdayarticle5.shtml

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dusty64

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Thu May-20-04 07:11 AM
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1. Could it be that the

voters are looking for actual opposition? I think he will pull it off in the end, but hope Democrats find a REAL leader next year.

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JI7

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Thu May-20-04 07:14 AM
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2. then why support thune ?

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dusty64

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Thu May-20-04 07:46 AM
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3. I don't support

thune. Just wondering how much of Daschle's tepid support may be done to the aura of weakness that surrounds him. No matter what you think of him he has been a VERY ineffective leader, but with the exception of zell I do not want to lose any Democratic seats in the Senate and believe in the end Daschle will win (narrowly).

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JI7

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Thu May-20-04 08:06 AM
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4. i didn't mean you personally

daschle isn't doing well because south dakota is a very republican state. daschle won his last election by a very small amount. and most who voted for him agreed with his opponent but liked daschle as a person and how he would go all around the state and meet with people personally. and now that he is majority leader it gives them another reason to vote for him because it gives someone from their small state a high position in government. this is why tim johnson the other democratic senator won in 2002. to help keep dem majority and keep daschle as majority leader. we didn't win enough seats them but tim johnson still won.

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