Thune Will Not Run For President

Senator John Thune off of his website announced that he will not be running for the 2012 Republican Presidential Nomination.  On his website Senator Thune states that," I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America’s future here in the trenches of the United States Senate." Senator Thune is the first possible Republican presidential candidate to announce that he will not run for President.  Thune's showings in Presidential Straw Polls in New Hampshire and at CPAC were dismal. In the ABC New Hampshire straw poll Thune received zero percent of the votes, and at CPAC he only received two percent of the votes. The argument can be made that Thune's notoriety in the Republican Party is unknown to most conservatives. In comparison, conservative favorite Ron Paul won both polls  with about one-third of the vote. The  political climate shows that this is not the time for Senator Thune to run. For Senator Thune to have a chance at the nomination he needs to gain more exposure and needs to bring more ideas to the table.  Maybe Senator Thune will be ready next Presidential Cycle?

The Point of The Angry River Rat

The Angry River Rat  is a blog about South Dakota Politics from a liberal and youth prospective. We the youth of South Dakota, instead of leaving our lovely state, we are going to add to the commentary. We are going to fight for many items especially Education. We will bring up topics that range from national issues that affect South Dakotans especially the youth. It is our goal to bring ideas to the forefront and  help expand the conversation. We are going to call it how we see it, our goal is to inform and not create propaganda. We will base our posts on facts and evidence. Our evidence might not be South Dakota specific, but we will always show our train of thought. Our goal is not a change of power, but in a change discussion and bring broader ideas to the public.  I hope you enjoy this blog