Another article on the election tomorrow for the GOP state chair has come out.
And by the looks of it this one is the best of all. (Maybe I’m just saying that because I’m extensively featured in it.)
Typically, the governor has recruited the party chair, said Pat Powers, who runs South Dakota War College, a conservative blog. This is the first time in decades that State Central Committee members who gather Saturday in Pierre, South Dakota, will have a choice.
GOP Gov. Dennis Daugaard supports Roberts, and said it’s unusual for two people to be interested in the position that is typically only filled by persuasion.
“In most of the cases there’s not a matter of which candidate is going to win. It’s a matter of who can be persuaded to bear this burden,” he said.
Powers said with roughly 250,000 registered Republicans in South Dakota, competition for the post isn’t inconceivable.
“It’s a healthy thing,” Powers said. “Oh darn. Republicans have choices.”
Another fact that might be interesting for those going to the meeting is to see which constitutional officers are in attendance. These county officials will all be delegates to the ’18 convention. If a rumored candidate or elected official isn’t there they might not be as likely to run in ’18.
Then Rich Satgast must not be running since he was the only one absent.
I believe one of his daughters had a sporting event they were participating in. He was busy being a dad.
Family first. Good way to be.
He and Penny were at the 11 am reception at Red Rosa.
I have heard Mr. Sattgast is thinking about getting into the Governor’s race and hopes to pull off a “Rounds” when Mr. Jackley and Ms. Noem really start beating on each other. Smart.
Ms. Noem? She’s married.
Interesting. He told me about 5 years ago that he wouldn’t run again.
He’s likable though so he might get some traction in the gov race.
I think Rich would be flattered to be thought of in that way. However, I think he has an eye on returning to the auditors office with Steve Barnett being term limited out.
They’re going to lose much of their experienced staff in the next couple of years as a result of retirements, and his going back there would give him the opportunity to put the right people in those jobs, while providing an administrator who knows with the job function is.
Heard that too.
What does Barnett run for?
State treasurer
How about Bruner?