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June 3, 2008
Former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said that several years ago John McCain came close to leaving the Republican Party and caucusing with Senate Democrats.
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During Daschle’s appearance Sunday on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Tim Russert noted that Daschle said in February, “It’s true that we were once close to bringing John McCain into the Democratic caucus. There are many who can verify that.” Russert asked, “John McCain almost became a Democrat?”
Daschle answered: “Never a Democrat, but an independent. He was so angry at the way he was treated and the problems he had with the Bush administration in 2001, Tim, that he came to us and said, ‘Look, I’m seriously considering becoming an independent and caucusing with you. Let’s talk about it.’ And we did.”
“Aligning himself with the Democrats in the Senate?” Russert asked.
“Exactly,” Daschle replied.
McCain vied with George Bush for the GOP presidential nomination in 2000 and accused Bush supporters of running a smear campaign against him. After Bush won the election and took office, McCain broke with the administration on a number of issues.
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