[Impy]

"She’s the only viable challenger to Thune, and party leaders will want to do all they can to shore up the Democrats’ tenuous hold on the U.S. Senate."

Uh, the author is on the pipe or has a dry sense of humor.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Was the article written last year ? One reason to stop Herseth-Sandlin from being Governor is when Tim Johnson dies in office, we’re going to need a Republican to appoint his successor. She’d probably have herself appointed to the vacancy.