Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota was the most powerful Democrat in America as he approached his reelection campaign in 2004. Daschle was elected Senate minority leader in 1994 but became Senate Majority Leader in 2001 when Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont switched parties, giving Democrats a majority. More @Wikipedia
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