Daschle vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race

by Jon K. Lauck

Book Overview

The story behind the unseating of a Senate majority leader the race between Tom Daschle and John Thune in South Dakota was widely acknowledged as "the other big race of 2004." Second in prominence only to the presidential race, the Daschle-Thune contest pitted the rival political ideologies that have animated American politics since the 1960s. In a sign of the ongoing strength of political conservatism, Daschle became the first Senate leader...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806153504
• ISBN13: 9780806153506
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"