Daschle doesn't have an official opponent yet. Thune, the only guy that has a shot of defeating the Senate Minority Leader,
trails early in the race. (Results from three months ago in parenthesis)
Daschle 50 (48)
Thune 44 (46)
Given GOP Rep. Janklow's problems with the law (what with killing a person and all), chances are SDs lone House seat will be open. And Thune may very well go after that seat -- a much easier task -- than to take on the popular Daschle.