I’ve mentioned this idea in a few other posts this week, so let’s consolidate in one post all the reasons that South Dakota’s primary was…
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Google, Twitter, and my blog stats tell me that the most national notice South Dakota got on primary day came from two cranky Republicans: the…
The first placeholder has withdrawn from the Legislative races. Remarkably, that placeholder is incumbent Republican Representative Les Heinemann: …Heinemann, 63, stated his decision not to…
Tuesday was no great day for outsiders running for Legislature. 63 candidates were vying for 36 available slots in 24 primary contests—twelve two-seat House districts,…
The clock started ticking last night on Senator Lance Russell’s big decision. District 30 Republicans picked the Hot Springs incumbent to carry their banner in…
Dead men tell no tales, but they win elections in Rapid City. District 32 Republicans had three candidates for two House seats. 35% of them…
District 9, come November, you get to pick two Representatives from among four candidates: Democrats Toni Miller and Michael Saba and Republicans Senator Deb Peters…
A couple weeks ago, Citizens for Liberty released its 2018 Conservative Scorecard, which rated all 105 legislators on roughly a couple dozen bills that CfL…
Someone in the comment section got me thinking about girls versus boys in the contests for South Dakota Legislature. Let’s stroll through some numbers, with…
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which backs Elizabeth Warren, Keith Ellison, Kara Eastman, and Cynthia Nixon, has also endorsed District 1 Senate candidate Allison Renville…