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By Denise Ross

Either I’m terribly out of sync with the latest political gossip - which is entirely possible - or there has been a major glitch to hit the SoDak matrix.

I offer this from the Swing State Project . I double-checked the date and it is, indeed, current:

LOOKING FORWARD: SENATE 2010 …

…  SD - Rounds vs. Herseth (Thune may run for Governor. Rounds and Herseth are both popular and would make this an extremely tight race. Should Thune pass up a run for governorship, then expect this seat to remain in Republican hands. Should it be a Rounds vs. Herseth match then a close race would be on the horizon).  Forecast: Safe Rep/Toss Up

Thune may run for governor? Anyone else heard this? I can’t see Thune leaving as a single-term senator, unless it’s to become VP. And then Rounds appoints his replacement anyway. (Hey, here’s a new parlor game to play! Who would Rounds pick? The possibilities are both endless and delicious.)

But I digress. I think it’s more likely that Herseth would run for gov than Thune. I also think a Thune-Herseth Senate match-up is more likely in 2010 than Rounds-Herseth, which is saying Rounds-Herseth exists in the land of unicorns and fairies.

I suppose Thune and Rounds could simply switch places, but any such deal between these two GOP pols is only slightly more likely than cooperation between Bill Janklow and John Thune. The only way it would happen is if Thune really wants to be gov, and history has shown - not so much.

Let’s entertain the idea of a Rounds-Herseth match-up for a moment, though. Herseth would campaign circles around Rounds, who has yet to campaign against an effectively organized and well-funded Democratic opponent. She could get Republican legislators to beat him about the head and shoulders for 8 solid months, just for starters.

While I can’t comprehend a Rounds-Herseth Senate race, all things are possible - especially when it comes to South Dakota politics. So, I guess, smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em!

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