Now that Socialist Bernie Sanders has entered the Democrat race for President, you have to wonder who in South Dakota is going to jump off that cliff to line up with him? But, it really doesn’t matter. Because they’re climbing all over themselves to try to be the furthest left to capture the Democrat base:
The label “moderate” is scorned, avoided as a potentially fatal term in a primary campaign stacked with left-wing heavyweights like Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey, who speak glowingly of big-government policies like the Green New Deal. Most recently, populist firebrand Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday launched his second straight bid for the Democratic nomination. And progressive champions Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Jeff Merkley of Oregon may soon join the 2020 melee.
Self-described centrists are few and far between. What is emerging is a field where candidates who might otherwise brand themselves moderates are pushing a message of unity while still highlighting their “progressive” bona fides — or, in the case of once-moderate-leaning figures like Beto O’Rourke or Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, openly aligning themselves with the party’s left flank.
Opening our borders to criminals, promoting wackiness such as the green new deal, and killing pipelines is all you need to run for president on the Democrat side of the aisle these days.
What I’d like to hear is who in South Dakota is lining up for whom? And if they’re going to publicly stand behind their candidate’s policies.
And think.. this was Suttons first choice.. scary.
I heard his left-Lenin self was thinking of running. I’m glad he quit Stalin and announced right Mao!
As someone who knows oil, owns 8 wells, and has voted republican my entire life, no way should tar sands be allowed in a pipeline across US soil. No way would I support a foreign company to use eminent domain to supply oil to foreign nations that has such a high risk if a spill happens. Keep it on the rails where it belongs or Canada can build the pipe to a port in their country. We don’t need it.
Are you posting on the right story?
Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit. Pat mentions pipelines right in the article.
Canada won’t allow the pipeline to run west to the coast so they can easily bribe our politicians to run it to the gulf.
Whether we want to admit it or not, progressive South Dakota Republicans of another era were very much in accord with the populist semi-socialist ideology of Bernie Saunders. I refer not only to the early populists in our state or the Teddy Roosevelt progressives, the LaFallotte voters (who carried several South Dakota counties) or even the leftist NonPartisan League, all of which gained a major foothold in South Dakota politics, and many of these were Republicans, probably most of them. Time to study again the history of this Great State. It’ll open some eyes.
Not a decent, honorable, pro-American in the bunch. This is the worst, by far, of any slate of Democrats that has ever run. Hopefully this will boost President Trump’s chances of winning as we certainly don’t want to turn the country into a toilet like Venezuela (except for Billie).
Lol, thankfully we have such a “decent, honorable” President in Trump. What planet are you from?
He has more love for this country than any Democrat that has thrown their hat into the ring. What country do you want to be like, comrade? Venezuela, Russia, Cuba? Take your pick because that is where we are heading with any of the America-hating Democrats who want to lead the country.
I don’t want to be any of those countries. You do realize a person can detest Trump and still love their country, right? Or is this a little heavy on nuance for a Tuesday?
Oh, and how about Pete Buttigieg? At least he served his country rather than repeatedly dodge the draft as your hero did.
Oh, and another thing: at least President Trump believes that the lives of unborn babies are worthy of protection; the Dem candidates cheer the murder of the unborn, so I’d guess that puts President Trump one big one up on the Dems.
Don’t forget what socialism did to the reservations.
Socialism is a failed concept, it is not what our founder fathers wanted for our country!!
If you believe in the right of every American to have decent healthcare that they can afford, if you believe in every American having the chance to have a living wage (come to a small town like Hot Springs and see what future a young high school graduate has for decent wage and work), if you believe that the government should be looking out for you as a working class citizen rather than give billions to the the corporate wealthy, than I believe you could look more closely at a candidate like Senator Sanders who, a millionaire himself, unlike Trump, is concerned that you have food on the table, be healthy enough to work and find a space where your children can believe in a country where they can prosper.