[mass55th]

"No governor with an ounce of self respect would ever want to be a U.S. Senator."

I was originally going to say she can do more for the State as Governor, but she's in her first four-year term, having taken the seat in January 2019, and can only run once more. That means she'll have 4 more years if re-elected in two years. Compare that with a Senatorial seat of 6 years, and no term limits, then it makes you think that maybe she'd be better off running for Senator.

[dfwgator]

The Senate is a tough nut to crack because of the six-year terms. Replacing the Deep Staters will take time, it’s much quicker and easier to focus on the House for 2022.

[Reily]

You inadvertently make a good case for why the legislature should still be picking the senators. An ambitious state legislator sees a “popular” governor might think ‘lets kick the Guv upstairs to be senator & that will pave the way for me to be governor”.

[LibertarianLiz]

As someone who has lived in Washington State for 40 years, let me tell you --- a good Governor is hard to find. You have a great one in Noem. Let her stay for another term. You guys have retained your Constitutional Rights under her governance; and, that is a lot more than many of the States have allowed their citizens.

Why shoot for Senator -- go for POTUS, she has run a State, she is qualified.

[Alberta's Child]

A governor is an executive who functions in a leadership capacity 24 hours a day.

A senator is a loser who makes deals all day with a bunch of other losers in the same legislative body.

There are two completely different personalities that gravitate to these positions.