From my mailbox, a reader was pointing out that while Democrat/Independent/whatever US Senate candidate Brian Bengs pretends to call himself not a Democrat on the issues.. he’s not very Republican either. At all:
South Dakota Right to Life recently endorsed Mike Rounds.
This should come as no surprise to anyone. Mike has been a staunch pro-life advocate. He’s consistently opposed taxpayer-funded abortions in the Senate and supported the Hyde amendment.
Brian Bengs, on the other hand, is a pro-abortion advocate running in a state that just rejected a pro-abortion Constitutional amendment (Amendment G).
Mike has the voting record to back up his pro-life beliefs. Bengs, meanwhile, has his own public statements putting his out-of-touch positions in full view.
Back in August on Hub City Radio in Aberdeen, Bengs clearly outlined his pro-abortion stance, stating that “Roe had it right”. In other statements, he’s claimed the U.S. Supreme Court “got it wrong” on the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and restored the constitutional right of states to enact abortion restrictions.
In that same Aberdeen interview, Bengs asserted that women should have the right to choose up to the point of viability—liberal code for abortion on demand.
Just look at who is actively defending Bengs on Facebook: Nancy Turbak Berry, a prominent leader in South Dakota’s pro-abortion movement. She worked alongside Bengs to push Julian out of the race (read her column here) and serves as co-chair for the state’s current pro-abortion initiative (read about that here).
If you’re a South Dakota voter and your top issue is Life, the choice is clear: Mike Rounds for Senate.
So, Bengs bombed on the NRA score. Bengs has now been bounced on Life issue. I can’t wait to see what else he claims to be “Republican” on.
Rounds has internal polls showing Bangs within the margin of error, wake up people!!! Why isn’t the RNC helping more!?!
Because the RNC is also trying to stop hemorrhaging Ohio, Texas, Kansas, Alaska, etc.
I already early-voted for Bengs, and this story only makes me wish for a do-over so I could have the fun of voting for him again. Yet we can’t have do-overs in our system. It’s like binging Breaking Bad, then envying people who have never seen the show because they get to see it for the first time and you don’t.
Actually pro choice is a very conservative position. In fact Nixon was prepared to endorse Roe because for the first time in decades the SCOTUS was limiting the power of government. It has all the conservative values
Less government interference in private life
Limit the power of government
Increase personal freedom
Increase personal choice
All the values Noem used to defend non intervention in COVID. And Nixon had on his desk an executive order authorizing abortions in the military.
Pat Buchanan the preacher convinced Nixon that the majority of Americans were opposed to abortion and Nixon was already in serious political trouble and couldn’t afford to endorse Roe. As a result, republicans opposed it contrary to their values.
That forced democrats to oppose it even though their liberal values supported the weak, helpless and vulnerable against the power structure (mother and doctor). Nobody is more vulnerable, weak and helpless than the unborn. Democrats ended up opposing their values all because of one man.
“Democrats ended up opposing their values all because of one man.”
From your story, it sounds like Republicans did the same thing?
Most of Buchanan’s old ride-or-die crowd found happy homes in MAGA.
SDRTL seems like crickets this election. That democrat candidate in District 14 is a pro-abortion activist cosplaying as a political outsider. I don’t know why some of these statewide groups or so quiet this election.
South Dakota residents have roughly 1,000 abortions per year, compared to about 850 in 2011. Residents get abortions through mailed pills and travel to Minnesota and other states. A ban isn’t the same as actually saving lives. Rounds fails on his own terms. Next.
The MNGOP US Senate nominee Michelle Tafoya running a very competitive race against MN Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan DFL is also pro-choice. The Republican Party used to be pro choice. Tafoya has a very good chance of winning that race.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune was just in Minnesota to support Tafoya’s campaign.
I doubt she will win it; but it will probably be closer than usual. It’s an anti-incumbent year, at least it seems to be.