In Yes We (Still) Can, Dan Pfeiffer indicates Daschle was far closer to running for president in 2004 than I had previously believed. Apparently, it was sort of like a Bill Clinton 1988 situation where he had everything ready, but just never hit 'go.' I didn't realize it had gotten that far.
What if Daschle had run in 2004? Could he have won the Democratic nomination? How would that have happened/what was his path? Could he then have beaten Bush? Who would've been his running mate? What would a Daschle presidency have looked like, even though 2004 is almost surely a poisoned chalice for nearly everyone who could've won?
What if Daschle had run in 2004? Could he have won the Democratic nomination? How would that have happened/what was his path? Could he then have beaten Bush? Who would've been his running mate? What would a Daschle presidency have looked like, even though 2004 is almost surely a poisoned chalice for nearly everyone who could've won?