www.cnn.com<\/a>, 1\/24\/99]<\/p>\n“Senator John Ashcroft is trying to back peddle towards the center, but this incident proves that his base of support is the extreme right,” Joe Hansen, DSCC Executive Director said today.<\/p>\n
Senator Ashcroft had planned to run for president, but when Governor Mel Carnahan entered the race just one day into the 2000 cycle, Ashcroft was forced to abandon his quixotic dream of the presidency to focus on his dream of holding his Senate seat at home.<\/p>\n
“Because Senator Ashcroft is out of touch with Missouri\u2019s voters, he is in for the political fight of his life,” Hansen said. “It is sad to think that those fighting on his team are white supremacists who hope to reverse the civil rights strides America has made since the 1950s.”<\/p>\n
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