Archive for February, 2005
Maybe I should have had the beef….
I had lunch today at the China Buffet in Pierre with our State Auditor, the Honorable Richard L. Sattgast. (I don’t call him that, but then again, I’ve been friends with him since 1988 when we were legislative interns together.) We were also joined by Senator Brock Greenfield of Clark, South Dakota. Brock has been [...]
Oops. I did it again..
I didn’t intend to, but I got myself involved with a local referral measure. The city had proposed changes in the form of government from a city council model to a city manager model.
Problem is, the city’s finances are in a shambles, and they hired from within for the city manager. Great. That’s [...]
from the ashes arises…. the same candidate giving it another go
Today, I ran into a lady who had been beaten in what was probably the most expensive legislative primary in state history. I’ve known her and thought highly of her since first meeting her over a decade ago. In speaking with her, my thought was “I hope you’re going to try it again.”
Why? [...]
Required Reading (why this is the war college)
I’ve had people ask me before - If I want to run for office, what’s good reference material out there to teach me how to campaign or how to run a campaign. That’s a tough one. Anything you read is typically not geared towards a state like South Dakota.
Dr. Alan Clem’s book [...]
Inaugural Message of the South Dakota War College
I had someone tell me the other day that they were traveling to listen to “X” teach a class on campaign techniques and strategy. Admittedly, it was really arrogant of me to say so, but my response to them was “You’ve got to be sh*tting me. They ran a terrible campaign, and spent [...]
