The Steve Haugaard campaign appears to have put up a campaign commercial on YouTube yesterday, the first one of the campaign for him.
But – par for the course – they put it up and didn’t say anything about it. Literally.
No mention on his facebook page. No mention on his website.
You know where I first saw a mention of it? From Governor Noem’s Communications Director Ian Fury, who pointed out in a tweet that one of the legislators taking a swing at her today – State Rep. John Mills – appeared in Haugaard’s commercial:
Related… this morning Rep. Mills appeared in a Steve Haugaard campaign ad.
It’s unfortunate that legislators are using the legislative process to launch campaign attacks. Mills should spend more time serving his constituents’ interests and less time playing politics. https://t.co/EQ1N0C1Jht pic.twitter.com/u7EDVcwXA2
— Ian Fury (@IanTFury) February 24, 2022
Yes. Haugaard is getting more attention in the press from his opponent’s staff member than he’s generating himself from his hopelessly inept campaign.
I hate to point it out, because it will probably more than double the views by doing so (currently at 72), but if you want to see his commercial for yourself..
Now talk about Ian’s ratio on twitter. lol
Someone ask Yvonne Taylor how Haugaard feels about freedom.
I knew about just after it went up.
Haugaard and Ian Furry. I’m not sure which one I have less respect for. Still longing for some good stable leadership in South Dakota.
Ian is funny with his comments… Does he not realize that is Noem’s whole shtick? She would give Carmen SanDiego a run for her money…
Ian has one play in the playbook…..It’s political
Ian it is called accountability….
Rep Mills is not a crazy bomb thrower. From everything I have observed he is very tempered and well reasoned.
I don’t know how anyone can say the Governor handled the situation with her daughter well….at least there will be some discussion on it
It’s all they have, attack attack attack because there’s no defense of her actions.
I wish that Steve Haugaard would have waited four years to run for governor rather than challenging Kristi Noem now and Steve’s campaign team may not be the best, but that is a good advertisement.
Interesting on the House Resolution 7004, curious about what others think about it. Feel free to respond.
Ian Fury here today gone tomorrow just like the rest of Noem’s revolving door of staff.
“Less time playing politics….”
That glass house just shattered into a million pieces, bub.
As Noem is off playing politics during session lol.
Noem has been around most of the 3 years as governor. She is always campaigning.
Hasn’t been around
Will not support Haugaard whatsoever, but Ian’s the most useless waste of taxpayer funds in the state.
Noem should have fired him months ago. He’s a reactionary twit, and through his own gross incompetence does more to promote Noem’s opposition than her own message.
The lede on this story?
Simply for the purpose to intimidate those other legislators who might support Haugaard, the Governor’s PR flak did something real stupid. Did for the opponent that which the opponent didn’t do for himself – call attention and give social media exposure to a campaign ad about which almost nobody would have otherwise known.
It really doesn’t get much more stupid than that!