Today's Dave Kranz column mentions Matt Zabel, John Thune's chief of staff, as a potential challenger for Rep. Stephanie Herseth.
South Dakota Republicans are floating Matt Zabel's name as a possible challenger to Democrat U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth.
There is an urgency to finding a candidate, especially if the person requires a name-identification boost to raise enough money to be a viable candidate against the popular incumbent Herseth.
That would be the case with Zabow, who now earns his living as Sen. John Thune's chief of staff in Washington, D.C.
Zabel's name rose to the top of a list in recent weeks, and he has a solid booster when it comes to future political aspirations.
"I have encouraged him to run for office. He is a personable, intelligent guy who would do well, but so far he hasn't said he is interest," Thune said.
Even some state Democrats praised Thune's choice.
Zabel says he's not likely to run because he's happy working for Thune.
Thune says Zabel would like to return to South Dakota someday.
I had the privilege of meeting Zabel a couple of years ago. If he decides running for office is something he wants to do I'm all for it. One conversation with Zabel and you walk away impressed. In many ways he reminds me me a lot of Thune.
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