Hot off the press this AM. The Brown County GOP is out their main speaker as South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is no longer attending the event being held at one of Toby Doeden’s properties.
Not that you can tell, since they are unable to put dinner details into the facebook message. But trust me. It was being held at one of the Doeden properties.
I would not blame the Gov for taking a hard-pass either.
Huh? He has been courting that group since he became Governor.
It’s just a scheduling conflict I’m sure. Rhoden would dominate these crowds with his 1052 speeches.
If he’s going to win the governors race he will have to show he can win over people who are skeptical.
Good call. Why bring any attention to the no-name, wannabe, land lord.
The word is that the Governor had official travel and meetings booked in Yankton and Vermillion. He can’t travel for official and then political, as he believed there to be a conflict.
That is a pretty good haul across the state anyway.
Formal candidate campaign announcement at this dinner.
It is a small venue that is downtown.
And did his team get word that someone is planning to announce a run for Gov and they didn’t want Rhoden to be awkwardly sitting in the crowd. Sounds like good staff work.
The Doeden owned Engel Event Center sits empty and is rarely used or rented. It is similar to what happened to historic and Aberdeen landmark Scotty’s Drive in. Once Toby bought it being as toxic and unlikeable as he is a large segment of the population will avoided it like the plague.
Meanwhile the Bismarck, ND Historic and Landmark Scotty’s Drive(Not owned by Doeden) In is thriving.
Scotty’s closed and being another Toxic Doeden property sits basically unused.
Kind of him to even consider showing up in the first place. Good to see we have a Governor who does his job and does it by the book, instead of campaigning all over the state.