New candidates for GOP emerging for 2012 – Thune and Johnson?

A good piece appears in Politico today about Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), political slayer of former Senate Leader Tom Daschle, and who will be at a Republican Party of Virginia event Wednesday.

The article postulates that Thune is establishing his street-cred for a potential run for president.

Thune would be in a strong position if he wants to make a White House run. Handsome, articulate and very popular among conservatives and evangelical Christians, Thune is unopposed in his bid for a second Senate term, an unprecedented position for any Senate candidate in South Dakota history.

He also has $6.9 million in cash in the bank for his Senate reelection fund, according to his June 30 report with the Federal Election Commission, money that could be used to jump-start a presidential campaign.

“I think this is a very critical time for this country. It’s a difficult time,” Thune added. “One of the reasons I think this whole budget debate plays into that is because that’s what most Americans have in terms of their agenda for Congress to be dealing with front and center.”

Thune is planning on rolling out today his proposal on how to change the congressional budget process.

While Thune might be a good cobination of fiscal and social policy conservatism, Gary Johnson of New Mexico should appeal to those with a more libertarian bent.

Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, has long been a limited government advocate, which included a big push to legalize marajuana.

Of his national policies,

“[Johnson] laments that the nation is “bankrupt” and adds that the current level of national borrowing is “catastrophic.” He blames both parties for this sorry state of affairs.

Johnson’s prescription is plain: “slashing spending,” especially with regard to “the Big Four: Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Defense.”

According to an article profiling Johnson in Salon:

As governor of New Mexico, Johnson vetoed some 750 bills, a total that he has said surpasses the aggregate vetoes of all the nation’ s other governors during that period. He became known as “Governor No,” a label he seems to wear with some pride.

If both Thune and Johnson decide to run, it appears conservatives, especially fiscal conservatives, would have some real choice in 2012.

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