Washington Whispers

Payback for Ousting Daschle?

By U.S. News Staff

August 19, 2007 RSS Feed Print

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The word in Senate Democratic circles is that there's a bounty on the head of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The reason: payback for the 2004 GOP defeat of then Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. McConnell's a pretty tough cookie, but he suffers high negatives in Kentucky because of his role as President Bush's chief defender. That's made him a top target of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.