Aberdeen American News excerpt:
Freshman Sen. John Thune could be a member of his party's leadership as soon as next year.
Thune said Monday that several senators have approached him about becoming the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the party's campaign arm, for the 2008 campaign cycle. That would make him the top Republican working to defeat Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, who is up for re-election that year.
"It's something I will give consideration to," Thune said. "I want to be helpful as much as I can."
Republicans say he would be a good candidate for the job because he knows elections well. He ran one of the toughest Senate races in recent years, defeating Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle in 2004. That was two years after he narrowly lost another brutal Senate race to Johnson.
"He has a lot of talent," said Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, who is up for re-election in 2008. "He won a very tough race and is an excellent speaker."
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