South Dakota Senator John Thune looks like a Republican President straight out of central casting. Tall, tan and chiseled, Thune entered the national discourse in 2010, widely speculated to be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. But despite encouragement from his cloakroom pals Senators Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, Thune didn’t spark much excitement in the electorate and he officially took his name out of contention on Feb. 22.
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