“….and another one gone, and another one gone. Another one bites the dust!”
With 4 days to go until the point of no return, 3 more Democrat Party placeholders have bitten the dust as the deadline to withdraw from being stuck on the ballot looms in 4 days on August 7th. Per my prior post in the matter:
According to the Secretary of State:
August 7 Last day for candidates to withdraw nominations from general election – ARSD 5:02:07:05. (SDCL 12-6-55) (Not later than the first Tuesday in August at 5:00 p.m. before the ensuing election) (No registered mail option)
State Democrats have dropped several people already, including…
- Hugh Grogan (D13 State Senate – Withdrawn 07/02/2018)
- Joan Stamm (D8 House – Withdrawn 07/02/2018)
- Mary Leary (D8 House – Withdrawn 07/16/2018)
- Brian L Jorgensen (D21 House – Withdrawn 07/09/2018)
- Philip Testerman (D23 House – Withdrawn 07/24/2018)
- Hank Whitney (D30 House – Withdrawn 06/15/2018, replaced by Karen McGregor)
- Angel Staley (D32 House – Withdrawn 06/15/2018, replaced by Bill Knight)
This brings the total to TEN Democrat legislative placeholders, with only 2 replacements.
If you’re a Democrat who was talked into sticking your name out there “until they could find someone good,” your withdrawal must be received in the Secretary of State’s office by Tuesday, or you’re stuck with it. There’s no option to send it in registered mail on that day under state requirements.
Good news for my campaign in D4, at least temporarily. August 14 is the last day for party central committees to fill vacancies created by candidates who withdrew their nominations. That will be the date when we really know about the race for the two House seats. For now, it’s me and John Mills on the Republican ticket, Jim Chilson on the Democrat ticket and Daryl Root on the Libertarian ticket.
Daryl Root Zero chance
Good news indeed, Mr. Deutsch. Keep fighting for the unborn and fighting against assisted suicide. You’re often in our prayers.
Same. I pray he checks my shorts before I enter the can. So. Hot.
You lie like the god you worship. You think and speak only in evil.
Where do you stand on the death penalty, Fred?
The death penalty for whom? For babies in their mothers’ womb when the mother is unwilling to take responsibility for her actions? For a severely depressed teenager whose parents are so selfish they decide assisted suicide is their ticket to freedom?
Where do you stand? With the party of death, the Democrats.
Fair enough question. In the 2016 session I co-sponsored SB 94 to repeal the death penalty. My position has not changed.
I think the Dems have a terrible strategy about all the placeholders they put on the ballot. The so-called candidates have zero chance of winning, but by having an “opponent” if gives the republicans a chance to raise more funds.
Got to love all the comments by those without the cajones to put their name to their opinion. If I lose, which most assume I will, at least I’ll be adult enough to congratulate my opponents on my FB page, with my name proudly put in print. Hard to respect those who hide in shadows.
Thing is, you lie, you don’t really love all the comments. And, as you virtue signal about proudly putting your name on a comment and congratulating someone on your FB, a few months from now the only people who will care about what you have to say is your family and maybe they don’t even care. Seems to me everything you said is about you and how special you are. Pride can make people say and do regretful things.
Daryl Root is totally irrelevant and unelectable
Your right his running for office is more about his ego and being obnoxious then trying to represent. Zero chance.