If you recall how Paula Hawks had been making moves towards running for Congress, it’s very interesting to read what democratic chairwoman Ann Tornberg is saying to the Associated Press this morning in light of Kristi Noem’s 1.2 million in the bank:
Noem campaign consultant Justin Brasell says he’s “thrilled” with the fundraising pace for the quarter. He says the contributions are reflective of Noem’s growing support across the state.
South Dakota Democratic Party chairwoman Ann Tornberg says the Republican congresswoman has a daunting bank account. But Tornberg says the state’s Democratic party hopes to run a candidate against Noem.
With Tornberg saying that Democrats “hope to run a candidate” in light of Paula Hawks previous comments that she was going to make a decision before July, it seems to be an indicator that Paula Hawks took a look at the congressional race and might have privately said “Hell No!” in light of Kristi Noem’s very strong fundraising and tremendous popularity in South Dakota.
Democrats are currently (and laughably) floating trial balloons to diminish expectations that they’ll have anyone competent stepping forth to run for Congress or the US Senate this year. The basic problem with this stream of consciousness is that you don’t raise 1.2 million overnight.
Fundraising is a months long slog, and even more so if you could face a primary.
Especially with a challenger effort that a democrat would face – your first task is to organize a semblance of a campaign that looks competent and capable enough to entice donors to spend money on you in the hopes that you might be able to achieve something resembling a positive result.
Campaigns take both time and money. And those are both resources in very short supply.
If a Democrat thinks that they’ll be OK starting a campaign sometime in February or March, I would just point out the example of Susan Wismer against Governor Daugaard. How did that work out for her?
Or look at Congresswoman Noem’s last challenger Corinna Robinson. She started out in October and still fell woefully short.
Are there curveballs that could come about? There’s always the possibility, but I don’t think it’s in the cards. South Dakota is not a democrat state and this will not be a democrat wave election.
But by all means Democrats, please feel free to wait until next March. It won’t bother us Republicans one bit. We look forward to your inattentiveness.
Mr. Powers,
Sodak isn’t a Republican state, either. It’s a state with most voters having some conservative feelings, mostly about finances and some liberal feelings, mostly about their fellow citizens well being. Liberal movements don’t come over you like a wave, sir. They rise like the tide and then the Republic Party is the frog in a pot of boiling water. Watch out. FoxNews can’t be believed.
Mr. Lansing why don’t you move back and run for office. It sure would be a hoot!
Conservatives don’t generally vote with your ideas, Porter, so they don’t generally vote socialist, I mean Democrat. I know you don’t accept personal responsibility as a good thing because everyone should have the same outcomes rather than the same opportunities, but I think the majority of South Dakotans believe in hard work and taking responsibility for their own lives.
What about socialism is so appealing to you anyway? Do you hate freedom that much that you wish to take it away from everyone? Do you think you and your “great” mind will be called upon to help decide how people should live their lives?
I can’t echo the previous posting; I don’t wish to have you come here as we don’t need more socialists in this state.
Mr. Porter does believe in freedom; Freedom from want, and freedom from fear. These two ideas alone did more to destroy the American Dream than anything else.
To want, provides us with drive toward excellance to learn more, to work hard, longer and smarter.
and fear, This is our internal warning system it let’s us know when something isn’t right.
Take those two away, then we become communists. That, sir, is what I fear most.
I take some issue with the assessment of Noem’s “growing support” across the state. She’s been around since 2010 and was reflected with 60+ percent of the vote. Her support is growing. It’s already strong. Growing isn’t as as scary for a challenger as is strong and steady.
Isn’t*
She is the best member of congress we have ever had.
Hehehhehehehehehehehhe
Discussion on the 100 Eyes show on the Argus website was that Hawks is NOT running. And that there are still zero Dem possibilities to take on Noem and Thune.