“I’m going to say it’s going well, because at this point in time, that’s what you need to say,” said Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, who earlier this year publicly criticized Mrs. Dole’s recruiting efforts.

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TRANSLATION:

I only benefit if everybody else in the Senate leadership looks bad. Give me back power and I’ll clean things up.