Americans know little about Thune as he prepares to lead Senate GOP: Survey

Americans know very little about the new Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) as he prepares to lead the Senate that will operate under a Republican majority, according to a survey that was released on Thursday. 

The Economist/YouGov poll found that the South Dakota Republican is unknown to half of Republican voters. Around 56 percent of total respondents said they don’t know enough about the new upper chamber leader. 

Around 19 percent of respondents said they have a very or somewhat favorable view of Thune...