Thune for President

He's a member of the GOP Senate Leadership Team. He's been stumping for Republican candidates across the country. He lacks an opponent for re-election. He has raised millions from out of state donors. He exudes a midwestern modesty.  Change Republican to Democrat and it sounds like Daschle to me.  How is running for President serving the people of South Dakota? I seem to recall that when John Thune was running his campaign against then Senator Tom Daschle he made the point over and over again that Daschle had become a Washington figure and was no longer in touch with the people of South Dakota.  How ironic.