Breaking News: Sibby Singlehandedly Defeated Daschle!
I noticed that Sibby wrote on his online screed yesterday that he is again crowing about defeating Sen. Tom Daschle—singlehandedly!—in 2004.
Go find the link yourself. Here’s the excerpt:
The 2004 Senate race taught me that the little guys can stand up to agiant of big government and win. 2006 shows us when a Party turns itsback on the little guys…in South Dakota that little guys was thepre-born. What kind of Party will the SD GOP be in 2008? One thatwelcomes citizen activists, or one that caters to the narrow interestof partisan politics?I doubt even Thune propagandist/hagiographer Jon Lauck thinks that he single handedly blogged Johnny to victory in ‘04. Why did Daschle lose?
- Thune ran an excellent, focused campaign.
- Daschle ran like he was running against Char Haar and not a tough, savvy opponent.
- Thune’s TV ads were outstanding, innovative, and memorable.
- Daschle’s TV ads were the best of 1992.
- Thune’s attacks, while false, were effective.
- Daschle never effectively countered Thune’s false but effective attacks.
- Daschle suffered from McGovernitis—he’d gotten “too big for his britches” and South Dakotans hate fellow successful South Dakotans who play on a national stage.
- While it’s hard to believe now, President For Life Bush was popular in 2004 and that rubbed off on Thune.
Maybe I’ll write a book about it.
Photo: Former Thune campaign manager Dick Wadhams. I suppose Sibby will take out after Dick like he has PP for stealing all his thunder about being the guy who actually made Daschle’s defeat possible.
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Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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Todd Epp
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"Sibby will take out after Dick"
That sounds like an innuendo to me.
PP:
Good think I didn't say he'd take out his Dick.
Todd
The thought of that happening makes me want to drive off a cliff.
Who was the real maccaca
Now, Todd. Sibby didn't say he "single handedly" defeated Daschle. He said "little guys," of whom he is one, stood up to a big-government giant and won--and they did.
The defeat of Daschle was a team effort of many people. One of the biggest factors in his defeat was that the average voter was finally confronted with what a liberal Daschle was. And it took bloggers, letter writers, phone callers, and guys and gals talking to their friends, neighbors and co-workers about how Daschle tilted to the middle when he was home in SD and tilted Left in Washington.
I had my little part, Sibby had his little part, and so did many other people. It's something worth being proud of. It isn't every day a Senate party leader gets thrown out by his home state, and it isn't every day that an electorate puts principle before pork.