Clinton :Democrats are to blame for Tom Daschles loss

[J.G.H.]

Daschle indeed didn't run a great campaign, but the problem was it was difficult to refute these attacks.  Being party leader had forced him to the left, and issues such as him leading the Democratic fillibuster surely didn't win him votes.  He was perceived as out-of-touch with the state.  I remember one particularly effective ad that received a ton of airtime that had clips of Daschle at some pro-choice rally speaking up for abortion rights and other clips that made him look liberal, ending with a clip where he said "I'm a D.C. resident."  Also it seems SD doesn't like lifetime politicians, as the state has only had one four-term Senator ever, and two other three-term Senators lost their reelections before Daschle had.