Sen. John Thune won’t run for president in 2012
Politics • February 2011 • Views: 524
South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune has decided not to run for president in 2012, saying he wants to remain in the Senate to fight for conservative principles.
“There is a battle to be waged over what kind of country we are going to leave our children and grandchildren, and that battle is happening now in Washington, not two years from now,” Thune said in a statement. “So at this time, I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America’s future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.