[NeoCaveman]

Told that by whom? Got a source? This South Dakotan would like to know where that is coming from.
It would be highly unusual for a new Congressman to give up his seat after only two years to run for the Senate.

It's just a rumor but allegedly it came from two-term governor Janklow himslef. And I am not from South Dakotan, and I am a big Thune fan.

[EternalVigilance]

It's possible...Janklow is a strange bird at times, and hardly conventional in his thinking...so who knows. But at this point, I would take it as an unsubstantiated rumor.

Janklow is pretty buddy-buddy with Daschle...that's been part of the problem. When Republican leaders give the signal to rank and file party members that it's ok to pal around with top RATS like little Tommy, that's part of the reason you end up with 20 or 30 thousand Republicans voting for a Johnson, IMO.

At this point, I'm very much unconvinced that either one of them can beat Daschle.