Hot off the press, courtesy

Hot off the press, courtesy of a reader: John Thune has announced that he will not seek a recount. So Johnson’s victory stands. Of course, if the South Dakota voters had known Dashcle and Johnson were destined to be in the minority, Thune would have won easily.

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