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Democrats Lose Top Recruit in South Dakota
National Journal ^ | May 13, 2013 | Alex Roarty

Posted on 05/13/2013 5:42:57 PM PDT by george76

Herseth Sandlin passes on Senate run, leaving Republicans with early edge to win seat.

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Democrats had targeted the onetime congresswoman, who served from 2004 to 2011, as their top recruit in a seat currently held by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson. Even if Johnson had decided to run for another term, Republicans would have considered the solidly-Republican state one of their top pickup opportunities of the 2014 election.

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The state's former GOP governor, Mike Rounds, has already declared he will seek the Republican Party's nomination. While Rounds announced his campaign early and has high name-identification in the state, he got off to a slow fundraising start.

Rick Weiland, a former aide to Sen. Tom Daschle, is the only declared candidate in the race for the Democrats

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: daschle; herseth; hersethsandlin; johnson; sandlin; timjohnson; tomdaschle

1 posted on 05/13/2013 5:42:57 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

an airhead with a pretty face.


2 posted on 05/13/2013 5:44:39 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: george76

Daschle is STILL deeply disturbed.


3 posted on 05/13/2013 5:45:18 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: george76

Johnson voted for gun control, but may not have known it.


4 posted on 05/13/2013 5:47:46 PM PDT by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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