Posted on 12/07/2021 7:56:06 AM PST by cotton1706
Senator tells Pioneer his wife wants him to quit; decision coming this month
Sen. John Thune is at the peak of his career. He’s in his third term in the Senate, is the No. 2 Republican in the chamber, is wildly popular in his home state and the heavy favorite to win a fourth term next year.
So why he is considering retirement?
Thune, in an exclusive interview with the Black Hills Pioneer on Saturday, said he is still undecided about running in 2022.
“We’ll make that decision by the end of the month,” he said.
Twice this year, he has raised the idea of leaving the Senate. At 60, he has spent nearly half his life in Congress, with six years in the House of Representatives from 1997-2003 and now 17 years in the Senate.
The South Dakota Democratic Party has yet to announce a candidate to oppose him. After a narrow win over Sen. Tom Daschle in 2004, which ended Daschle’s 26-year congressional career, Thune was unopposed for a second Senate term in 2010, and faced token opposition from Democrat Jay Williams in 2016.
Thune has more than $13 million in his campaign coffers, strong support in polls and a clear edge if he seeks to be the second South Dakota senator after Karl Mundt to be elected to the Senate four times.
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Retire Thune, whether he decides to or not.
Thankfully, there’s a solid bench of possible GOP replacements if Thune does leave. Many will be interested in the seat. I anticipate a crowded primary.
He’s pulling a DiBlasio. Thune will vote for anything that let’s him retire and be secure. His parting gift will be his quietly screwing us all.
It’s not his replacement. It’s the damage he could do.
It can’t happen too Thune.
The Thuner the better.
Time for him to scat. He let us all down on Jan. 6th.
Let's make Rand Paul Majority Leader.
It's December 2021. It is getting a bit late to be deciding - figure it out, Senator.
retire RINO.
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