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...debate over John Ashcroft's nomination for U.S. attorney general may finally be drawing to a close, and TIME congressional correspondent Douglas Waller is keeping a close eye on the political maneuvering. Here, his observations on the latest developments...
...Waller: I don't think anyone was surprised that Daschle came out against Ashcroft - opposing this nomination has become a Democratic issue. It won't sink the nomination by any means, because there are enough Democrats who will vote for him. On the Senate Judiciary Committee, two Democrats are still hedging their bets: Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl, both of Wisconsin. Feingold will probably vote for the Ashcroft nomination, and that could mean Kohl, who's really held off making any judgment on Ashcroft, will follow his lead...
...According to TIME congressional correspondent Douglas Waller, any new anti-Ashcroft developments are like pennies from heaven for congressional Democrats, most of whom harbor no illusions about actually defeating the nomination. They just want more time to broadcast their opposition, which they hope will compromise the reputation of Ashcroft's supporters. "Ashcroft's opponents [mostly liberal Democrats] are delighted by the delay," says Waller, "which has given grassroots activists more time to work," and spread the negative spin on the nominee...
...Reported by Ann Blackman, James Carney, Massimo Calabresi, Douglas Waller, Michael Weisskopf and Adam Zagorin/Washington
...TIME's congressional correspondent, Douglas Waller, has been keeping an eye on the debate surrounding campaign finance reform, and says any troubles the bill faces won't arise until voting actually starts. "McCain and Feingold claim they've got enough (60 votes) to make the bill filibuster-proof. That means they probably have all 50 Democrats and 10 Republicans lined up at the moment" - but the big question remains: How many of them will lose their stomach when confronted with the fact that this is no longer a theoretical issue. Plenty of senators, Democrats in particular, according to some reports...