There’s word this afternoon that South Dakota Democrats have possibly abandoned thoughts of running a candidate for Secretary of State, after exhausting the people they could scare up to be sacrificial lambs for 2018 on other statewide contests.
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Nope. They reconvened, and put one of the other candidates’ spouses in.
How do they as a party not put a name on the ballot for the second biggest constitutional office there is?
You can’t win if you don’t play. They wouldn’t win but they could at least make the GOP spend money and work for it down ballot.
If I’m Fiegen, hader, Brunner or sattgast I abandon my bid for the other office and run for sos. Why go through the general if you dont have to? Too good!
Quick – What are Bray and Krebs thinking right now?
When Krebs ran she had to beat Pat Miller at convention and face this general election:
Republican Shantel Krebs 60.2%
Democratic Angelia Schultz 32.6%
Constitution Lori Stacey 4%
Libertarian Emmett Reistroffer 3.2%
Billie,
What happened to your party? They were stronger under Wismer.
Angelina Schultz did basically no campaigning at all. Radio interview was about the extent of that.
Right and her name being on the ballot made Krebs campaign, spend money and kept 30% of dems home.
All show and no go. Bad candidate.
How bizarre. Couldn’t they still nominate someone later?
Only to lose to Barnett later little girly man.
Say that with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s voice.
Does this invite a convention challenge to Barnett now?
I would think it does. Hope not, but it might.
Quick! Raid the nursing homes for some of those old school Democrats.
They are suspending the rules tomorrow to adjust the schedule so that they can nominate a SOS candidate. At least that is what I heard as of 4pm today…
Any names of prospects?
Haha! Barnett will crush all comers. Bring it on.
Did they pull someone in off the street?
Is it to early to get on the Barnett 2026 wagon?
No. It’s called a two party system. Such a concept is healthy for a republic with democratic tendencies. Often, if done right, it can provide good government void of major scandals like GEARUp and EB5….
How we couldn’t find anyone to run yesterday but after much deliberation you are our choice, with no money and no confidence!
when was the last time we had a Democrat Secretary of state?
Mrs Herseth?
Back in the 1970,s?
what happened to kate looby?
She moved to California after she got laid off from PP & took a job with the Sierra Club. “Protecting the planet gets me out of bed in the morning.”
Kate Looby
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415-977-5655
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thanks!
Dems have a horrible group of constitutional candidates. They are chirping like birds today. Their comms guy is running, looks like a goof, husband and wife pair? These people going to all move to Pierre? Do any of these people offer any real experience?
The Democrats have no chance in many of these races. You can’t wait till the convention to FIND a candidate, and talk about no confidence in the SOS race, you couldn’t find someone coming in so, you probably beg a candidate’s wife to run on the second day. Geez