Daschle defends footage of Bush hug in campaign ad

[Moloch]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle is defending a campaign television ad that features footage of him hugging President Bush.

During a news conference Wednesday, Daschle, who faces a challenge for his Senate seat from Republican John Thune, said the ad was designed to show the need for bipartisan leadership during times of crisis.

The hug is part of a two-second clip in a 30-second spot that also includes vignettes with congressional leaders, Daschle said.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/politics/9555873.htm

[the Kelly Gang]

1. bipartisan leadership ??.shame Repubs don't think the same

[Cha]

2. Right, daschle! WE know those South

Dakotans will love it...If you were running in New YOrk City..it wouldn't be such a good idea.

And who are you going to vote for ..for Prez? Just asking?

[Eric J in MN]

3. Many people here don't like Daschle, and that tv

commercial won't make him more liked here.

HOWEVER:

The Democrats need 51 seats, and Daschle is the only incumbent Democratic Senator in a close race.

Support Daschle, not for him, but for the Democrats.

http://www.tomdaschle.com/

[wurzel]

4. He just should not be Minority Leader.

[TheDonkey]

5. After his election, and the Dems retake the congress

we will vote again for majority leader, right?
I'm sure opponents would challenge him.

[Malva Zebrina]

6. So he tries to capitulate to his right wing voters?

and he does this by ads that show him hugging and embracing a stupid man who has been bashing us with executive orders after executive orders?

Hey that is really smart politics .

And if he does get elected, what then is he going to do for his right wing suporters? If he gets elected by appealing to these voters, what then will he do for them? Screw them ? Or support them?



This is another example of how Bush has been enabled and we the people have been screwed. He may be elected after all, with this tactic, but then, everything he says thereafter, we must believe is tuned into those right wingers who came forth to elect him.

Oh good.

We certainly need him as a respected Democratic leader in our Senate, knowing whose base he is serving.

Uh huh

[Eric J in MN]

7. How may rightwingers will vote for Daschle? How many

rightwingers want Democrats to control the Senate?


I want a Democratic Senate, and we need Daschle to do it.

[Gopens]

8. When's Tom speaking at the Republican convention?

Just wondering.

[Eric J in MN]

10. Do you want Republican John Thune representing South Dakota

in the Senate for the next 18 years or however long he'll stay in if he wins?

[EST]

11. AMEN.

I'm not from SD, but I do have a preference.

[Rose Siding]

9. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x794069

[damntexdem]

12. He may defend it.

But it sure doesn't make me think more favorably of him.