Who’s that local guy running for Congress in South Dakota?
South Dakota Republican Congressional Candidate Dusty Johnson was just named the “Most Local Candidate in Nation” for his fundraising in a nationwide study by the website Axios:
More than two thirds of individual contributions to 2018 House candidates came from donors outside of the candidates’ districts, and Democrats are out-raising Republicans, according to an Axios analysis of Federal Elections Commission data.
Why it matters: Maybe all politics is national, not local. Americans on both sides of the aisle know that money influences politics. Yet donating to a candidate you can’t vote for doesn’t always result in a win.
and…
Democrats are raising more from outside their districts this cycle than Republicans. “We’ve seen a massive wave of energy, particularly in civic participation” and donating money to candidates online, said Stephen Spaulding, chief of strategy and external affairs for Common Cause, a nonpartisan government reform group.
More than 70% of contributions to Democratic candidates came from outside the candidate’s district, compared to about 63% of contributions to Republican candidates.
and…
The most local candidate award goes to South Dakota’s Dusty Johnson. He received just 7% of his contributions from contributors outside his district (which is the entirety of South Dakota).
The Johnson campaign responded to the recognition on the Dusty Johnson for Congress Facebook page today:
Nice.
This will make it harder for Bjorkman to throw around his angry PAC rhetoric.
Very cool.
The guy is a political phenom and a policy wonk. Rare combination.
You mean like Bill Clinton? 😉
Yes, except Dusty isn’t a sexual predator and willing to whore out the Secretary of State office so he can extort money from foreign entities.
Wow! I was just having a little fun with you. You took it somewhere I wasn’t expecting… But if you insist. How about Dusty’s comment on primary night when he said he married the best looking women who would have anything to do with him, what does that make him?
#PolicyWonk
a joker. every smart man marries someone vastly better than he is and i’m sure that applies to dusty. i’m sure it even applied to bill clinton, much as i don’t care for mrs. clinton.
troy i was thinking that the instant before i read your comment. well said and true.
Dusty’s a great candidate.and will make a fine congressman.
for special interests. big and dark money.
Anonymous 7:14, I don’t think you are paying attention. He has received a higher % of LOCAL MONEY than any other candidate in the country!
It does not matter. PACs, Special interests, Big & Dark money local or not are still going to want something for the money they paid over individual donors. Might as well be wearing a NASCAR racing jumpsuit showing who bought and paid for this politician.
Dusty Johnson Swamp Critter in South Dakota and will be a Swamp Critter in Washington DC
But what is the average contribution of the “LOCAL MONEY” compared to other candidates? If a bunch of “LOCAL” fat cats give you a bunch of money, it makes it quite easy to fall within the “LOCAL MONEY” category. Yet, you are still influenced by big money and special interests, or even more so, aren’t you?
At Dakotafest Dusty said his most common donation was $100.
Sorry to ruin your attack.
Most common? Put it only takes a few LARGE contributions from “LOCALS” to claim that you are receiving more “LOCAL” money than other candidates..
Is he taking special interest PAC money? The reason I ask is because Tim isn’t….
Oh, and since when are facts called an “attack?”
you left out big pharma, wall street, the trilateralists and the new world order.
Interesting how the Fake News Industry can fabricate such propaganda on the Howdy Doody puppet for the global oligarchy.
Will Trump be returning to SD in October for Dusty?
no, this’ll be a two-fer. we south dakota rubes loves us our two-fers.