How Democrats win friends and influence people in Rapid City

From the Argus, it looks like all the Democrats left on that side of the state got together to kvetch about Republicans trouncing them badly. Because it has absolutely nothing to do with not running candidates for office. Nope. Nothing at all:

Dozens of South Dakota Democrats gathered in the dining room of a historic hotel Saturday night to rally and air grievances against the majority party.

and…

Both Lowe and party chairwoman Ann Tornberg called on the attendees to challenge Republicans and to rally behind Democrats in 2016 and 2018 elections.

and…

But with just more than 13 months until the 2016 election, the Democrats still haven’t found a candidate to challenge Thune. And none was immediately recommended Saturday.

State Rep. Paula Hawks, D-Hartford, has announced she’ll challenge U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, for her House seat in 2016.

And the Democrats recognized that state voter registration numbers don’t fall in their favor. According to the most recent numbers published by the South Dakota secretary of state’s office, registered Republican voters far outnumber Democrats.

Read it all here.

Dems are down to eight months from the primary election, and a year out from the general election. And they still lack decent candidates for the top of the ticket. (But, by gosh, they’re circulating petitions.)

They say you shall reap what you sow. And for Democrats, they’re going to reap people who can become professional petition circulators, but no one who can run for office.