Note in the first clip my statement about how we South Dakotans have such a good opportunity to participate in state government:
I love radio! (Photo by Dan Peters, KSOO, 2014.08.22)
You can walk into Pierre, basically walk into the Governor’s office and have a conversation. We know our legislators—they live right next to us. State politics is the level where people have a really great opportunity in South Dakota to participte and make a difference [CAH, in Brent Nathaniel, “Heidelberger Files for District 3 Senate,” HubCityRadio.com, 2016.03.18].
It’s our state government: we can all get involved!
I will be the first to say it: you need to edit this post to include a gif of you waiving your arms around; it just doesn’t translate over the radio ;)
mike from iowa
If optimism and enthusiasm were recipes for good legislators,you’d be the king of the Lege,sure enough. Throw out the entire old lege and start anew.
MC
Yes, yes and yes! We need everyone to get involved at all level of government from the local township boards all the way through federal government and even in the UN. Go to the meetings, E-mail your representatives (no form letters please), call them, get involved, or run for office yourself. Time to get off the bench and get in the game.
grudznick
I have not listened to the stories yet but I like the picture. Mr. H looks better even on radio when he doesn’t have the shaggy hair.
drey samuelson
So true, Cory. And another area that is profoundly different about South Dakota vs. many other states is ballot initiatives. A South Dakotan with sufficient passion can change the course of the State if he/she can gather sufficient signatures to put a proposition on the general election ballot, and then simply persuade a majority of South Dakotans to vote for it. That is not remotely possible in roughly half of the rest of the states in this country, and it should be both celebrated and used (and, thankfully, it is!).
barry freed
Sent two emails each to Gorsuch and Conzet before the last election asking their position on Medicaid Expansion. No response.
Roger Cornelius
Cory,
In addition to voter rights, corruption and education as your campaign focus, you might consider adding republicans taxing and spending over the past forty years.
They have neglected highways and infrastructure, education, etc. and have had to play catch up at taxpayer expense
It is time for Democrats to start destroying the myth that Democrats are the party of tax and spend and hang that sign around the necks f the republicans where it belongs.
I’m torn—I could go Roger’s direction and add tax reality and reform to my main points… or I could go down Mike’s road and go for a simpler two-point summary: Optimism and Enthusiasm! Who could ask for anything more? Policy-free, warm and fuzzy… ;-)
Drey’s and Barry’s points both fit into my plank of respecting voters—there’s so much to talk about and only so many 30-second radio spots in which to talk about it all!
Tim
Damn Cory, you winning your seat could convince me to move to Aberdeen…naw forget it, moving to a progressive state, can’t do republican government anymore. ;-)
Dang, Tim—I need to convince you to move to Aberdeen before the election (at least two weeks before!) so you can register and vote in District 3 to help me win that seat. :-)
I will be the first to say it: you need to edit this post to include a gif of you waiving your arms around; it just doesn’t translate over the radio ;)
If optimism and enthusiasm were recipes for good legislators,you’d be the king of the Lege,sure enough. Throw out the entire old lege and start anew.
Yes, yes and yes! We need everyone to get involved at all level of government from the local township boards all the way through federal government and even in the UN. Go to the meetings, E-mail your representatives (no form letters please), call them, get involved, or run for office yourself. Time to get off the bench and get in the game.
I have not listened to the stories yet but I like the picture. Mr. H looks better even on radio when he doesn’t have the shaggy hair.
So true, Cory. And another area that is profoundly different about South Dakota vs. many other states is ballot initiatives. A South Dakotan with sufficient passion can change the course of the State if he/she can gather sufficient signatures to put a proposition on the general election ballot, and then simply persuade a majority of South Dakotans to vote for it. That is not remotely possible in roughly half of the rest of the states in this country, and it should be both celebrated and used (and, thankfully, it is!).
Sent two emails each to Gorsuch and Conzet before the last election asking their position on Medicaid Expansion. No response.
Cory,
In addition to voter rights, corruption and education as your campaign focus, you might consider adding republicans taxing and spending over the past forty years.
They have neglected highways and infrastructure, education, etc. and have had to play catch up at taxpayer expense
It is time for Democrats to start destroying the myth that Democrats are the party of tax and spend and hang that sign around the necks f the republicans where it belongs.
Joseph, I actually kept one arm still during the interview—it was holding the phone.
I’m torn—I could go Roger’s direction and add tax reality and reform to my main points… or I could go down Mike’s road and go for a simpler two-point summary: Optimism and Enthusiasm! Who could ask for anything more? Policy-free, warm and fuzzy… ;-)
Drey’s and Barry’s points both fit into my plank of respecting voters—there’s so much to talk about and only so many 30-second radio spots in which to talk about it all!
Damn Cory, you winning your seat could convince me to move to Aberdeen…naw forget it, moving to a progressive state, can’t do republican government anymore. ;-)
Dang, Tim—I need to convince you to move to Aberdeen before the election (at least two weeks before!) so you can register and vote in District 3 to help me win that seat. :-)
Are you really moving?