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...Waller: Yes. Most people predicted there'd probably be about 42 Democrats voting against Ashcroft, and all 50 Republicans to vote in favor of confirmation. And today, that's what happened...
...Waller: I think so; instead they decided to concentrate on sending a message, both to Bush and to their supporters. The Ashcroft opposition really was about limbering up the mailing lists, and really energizing civil rights, abortion rights and gun control groups...
...Waller: Senator Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat who has announced his support for the Ashcroft nomination, said yesterday that he and other moderates were willing to give Bush this one free pass - but if it's reciprocated by sending hard-right nominees for Senate confirmation to judicial posts, some of the moderate Democrats will fight back. If I had to guess, I'd say they might try to pick off a really conservative assistant AG candidate...
...anyone surprised by the fervor of Senator Kennedy's opposition to the Ashcroft nomination? He's really been at the forefront of this fight, and even after the confirmation went through called Ashcroft's attitude towards civil rights law "contemptuous...
...Waller: To a certain extent Kennedy's return is like a revival of the old war horse. Kennedy's very close to the liberal groups who opposed this nomination - much more so than other senators. So his position on Ashcroft isn't really all that surprising...