Author: @SoDakCampaigns

I couldn’t help but giggle a little when I saw this in my mailbox.

A letter in a pink envelope addressed to my wife, allegedly from Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Haugaard’s wife.  Despite the fact it’s coming from the campaign.

Of course it is. And adding to the awfulness, it was in blue text on matching pink paper:

Awful Mary Haugaard letter by Pat Powers on Scribd

And the coup de grâce? It had a recipe card enclosed, right after you read about how “Steve was voted into leadership by his peers based upon their confidence in him, not by paying them off.”  I’m not sure who in their right mind would suggest this to the candidate.  It comes off as a new level of patronizing, which isn’t necessarily a good thing for a candidate who has already been accused of misogyny.

At this point in time, really, why does my wife need or remotely want to hear from Mary Haugaard?  If she gets a pink letter, does that mean I’ll get a blue one from Steve for the boys?

I’m quite sure Dr. Powers is quite capable of making a judgement about Steve Haugaard based on his positions and policy statements, as opposed to getting an awful campaign letter claiming to be from his wife.

Remember.. it’s almost over.

Gov. Noem Promises to Defend Girls’ Sports, Sue Biden Administration

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem promised to defend fairness in girls’ sports from an attack by the Biden Administration. The Biden U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is threatening funding for the federal school lunch program and other Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars if schools and other entities do not adopt a false interpretation of Title IX.

“President Biden is holding lunch money for poor Americans hostage in pursuit of his radical agenda. He is insisting that we allow biological males to compete in girls’ sports or else lose funding for SNAP and school lunch programs,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “South Dakota will continue to defend basic fairness so that our girls can compete and achieve. I would remind President Biden that we have defeated him in litigation before and are ready to do so again. Mr. President, we’ll see you in court.”

Earlier this year, Governor Noem signed the strongest legislation in the country to protect fairness in women’s sports.

Governor Noem previously promised, “[President Biden] see you in court” over the OSHA vaccine mandate, which the United States Supreme Court struck down this past January.

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From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, March 17, 1922, the prohibitionist faction of Governor McMaster was all fired up because his opponent George Egan was leaning a little towards loosening those bootlegging laws.

Nothing we didn’t already know, but Taffy Howard’s record as legislator continues to be pointed out..

From today’s $hopping Guide covering rural Minnehaha County, it looks like there’s a lot of confusing information out there about Tom Pischke:

(Aside from the fact there is no disclaimer in violation of state law) the shopper paper ad says elect him to State Senate.. but the sample ballot says elect him to State Representative?

There’s also that family values statement, but that’s an argument for the campaign trail.

 

Here’s a good example of why you shouldn’t claim things that aren’t true.

Pennington County Sheriff Candidate Ryan Mechaley was told time and again by Rapid City Councilman Pat Jones that he isn’t endorsing anyone in the race for Sheriff. But it sounds like Mechaley’s campaign manager, Jordan Mason, went and included it on a postcard mailing anyway. And now we get to read about it in the Rapid City Journal:

It was never my intention to endorse any candidate during this election cycle; yet, somehow my picture and erroneous information began circulating on the Mechaley website. So, last January I contacted Mr. Mechaley, requesting to correct the information and I was told he would do so.

and..

I contacted Mr. Mechaley immediately and told him I never gave permission to use my name or photo. He apologized and told me he did not know my photo was going to be on the mailer and he would contact his campaign manager, Jordan Mason, to ensure it would not happen again. I appreciated his assurances and took him at his word. To be fair and transparent, I also contacted the other candidate for sheriff Mr. Brian Mueller to explain the situation.

and..

Despite my numerous attempts to privately resolve this matter, this past weekend Mr. Mechaley’s campaign manager informed me a new mailer with my picture and endorsement would be circulating before election day and there was nothing to stop the process.

Read that here.

There’s nothing they could do to stop the process? Well, that’s doubtful, especially since Mechaley has known about it for the past six months. Nevermind that if it’s from the candidate himself, they could have told the mail house to stop it. Pretty easy to do so.

Unless it is their intention to deceive.

Which isn’t a very good quality to have in a Sheriff.

Update. That’s a timely article, as here is the card that they claimed they couldn’t stop.

Thune, Rounds Defend Pro-Life Protections, Vow to Block Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
“For more than 45 years, the Hyde Amendment has ensured that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions, saving the lives of nearly 2.5 million preborn children.”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today joined 46 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pledging to block any bill that would undermine pro-life protections, including the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion. Last year, Thune and Rounds introduced legislation that would make the Hyde Amendment permanent.

“We write to express our unwavering support for the Hyde Amendment and all other longstanding pro-life protections,” the senators wrote. “For more than 45 years, the Hyde Amendment has ensured that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions, saving the lives of nearly 2.5 million preborn children. As you know, the Hyde Amendment is supported by both a substantial majority of the American public and a bipartisan majority of sitting United States Senators, and was most recently signed into law by President Biden in Public Law 117-103.”

“On February 5, 2021, we wrote to you that ‘[w]e are committed to vote against the advancement of any legislation that would eliminate or weaken the Hyde Amendment or any other current-law pro-life protections, or otherwise undermine existing Federal pro-life policy,’”the senators continued. “We firmly renew this commitment for FY 2023.”

“We urge you to start where we finished by making a baseline commitment to maintain the same pro-life protections that were included in Public Law 117-103, and to eschew any taxpayer-funded giveaways that benefit the multi-billion-dollar abortion industry,” the senators concluded.

The letter was led by U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), and it was also signed by U.S. Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.).

The letter is endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List, Family Research Council, March for Life, Catholic Vote, National Right to Life, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Americans United for Life, Concerned Women for America, and Alliance Defending Freedom.

Full letter below:

The Honorable Chuck Schumer
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Leader Schumer:

We write to express our unwavering support for the Hyde Amendment and all other longstanding pro-life protections. For more than 45 years, the Hyde Amendment has ensured that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions, saving the lives of nearly 2.5 million preborn children. As you know, the Hyde Amendment is supported by both a substantial majority of the American public and a bipartisan majority of sitting United States Senators, and was most recently signed into law by President Biden in Public Law 117-103.

Nevertheless, President Biden’s budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 once again proposes to eliminate the Hyde Amendment and other existing pro-life protections, while also increasing taxpayer funding for the abortion industry at home and abroad, including through massive funding increases for the Title X family planning program.

On February 5, 2021, we wrote to you that “[w]e are committed to vote against the advancement of any legislation that would eliminate or weaken the Hyde Amendment or any other current-law pro-life protections, or otherwise undermine existing Federal pro-life policy.”

We firmly renew this commitment for FY 2023. We are united in our resolve to preserve more than 45 years of consensus against taxpayer funding for abortion. We urge you to start where we finished by making a baseline commitment to maintain the same pro-life protections that were included in Public Law 117-103, and to eschew any taxpayer-funded giveaways that benefit the multi-billion-dollar abortion industry. The American people, born and preborn, deserve nothing less.

Sincerely,

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Dakota News Now is reporting that Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is noting that he is not planning to run for AG at the Republican Convention:

Ravnsborg did not respond to a request for comment on the matter. However, sources close to the matter tell Dakota News Now that since being impeached in the House, Ravnsborg has been telling Republican delegates and close confidants that he will not run for the office again in 2022, regardless of the outcome of the Senate impeachment trial later this month.

Read the entire story here.

I don’t think this comes as a surprise for anyone.

The whole situation is unfortunate, but it’s for the best that he make his intentions known.  Hopefully this moves the matter closer to closure, especially with the Senate trial coming late this month.

This bordering on hilarious ad purports to have someone claiming to be former presidential candidate Rick Santorum inserting Janet Jensen’s name into a generic robocall, like a bad CAMEO video.

I hope JANET JENSEN didn’t break her campaign account doing this.  Is that JANET JENSEN’s actual disclaimer? (Someone better call Tonchi Weaver to get to the bottom of it. LOL)

SuperPAC Defending Main Street has released an ad just unloading on Taffy Howard for her liberal record. While I can’t embed the video, you can click on the image below to watch it yourself.

Not a good day for the challenger candidate, who is going to be forced to eat some of the attacks she’s been levelling at Dusty Johnson.