Tim Johnson in Against the Tide, by Lincoln Chafee

On Principles & Values: Won re-election with overwhelming Native Americans vote

In South Dakota that year, Democratic senator Tim Johnson won reelection over GOP challenger John Thune by 0.15% of the vote. All night long, it seemed that Thune had unseated Johnson in an upset; but the race turned when the late vote came in from the western counties, where Native Americans voted for Democrats overwhelmingly. But even with Thune's narrow loss, the Senate was back in Republican hands by 2 votes. Source: Against the Tide, by Sen. Lincoln Chafee, p.100 Apr 1, 2008

The above quotations are from Against the Tide How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President by Lincoln Chafee. Click here for other excerpts from Against the Tide How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President by Lincoln Chafee. Click here for other excerpts by Tim Johnson. Click here for other excerpts by other Governors.
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