A 2012 Game Changer?

Politico reports on Senator John Thune's deliberations about a 2012 presidential race. He says that he likes being in the Senate, and the strong chance of a 2012 GOP takeover of the chamber adds to the attraction.

Another, more personal factor could keep him in the Senate. His wife, Kimberley, read “Game Change,” the blockbuster 2008 campaign book that revealed an array of candidate-spouse spats and depicted a brutal life on the campaign trail.

“It was not helpful,” he joked, calling the book a “downer.”

“But in spite of having read ‘Game Change,’ she’s somebody who really believes in public service, and she’s been a real trooper in all the campaigns. So however this ends up for us, she will be ready to go to work,” he added.

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