From KELOland.. (They said it, not me):
The two candidates who finished third and fourth in the Sioux Falls primary election for mayor asked their supporters to vote for Jamie Smith in the June 23 run-off election.
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Smith is a Democrat and a state Senator in South Dakota. He also ran for Governor as a Democrat. The third place finisher was former Republican State Rep. Greg Jamison.
With his endorsement of the standard bearer for the Walz/Biden Democrats in the state, I think the emphasis for Greg is on “former Republican.”
It would have been easier for Jamison to stay silent. He knew he would be criticized.
This was historically a non-partisan race and perhaps it should be again. I admire those who stand up for their beliefs even when the party tells them they shouldn’t. I think it takes courage.
And… agree with him or not… Jamie Smith seems to be a genuinely decent guy.
I’m looking forward to a change in the tone, tenor and tyranny of one party rule. A few in the ruling party realize that it has been hijacked by the most ardent followers of the sociopathic sexual predator in the White House – which includes the top vote getter in the governor primary. The inmates have been running the asylum, and some R’s have apparently had enough.
And who on God’s green earth can blame them?
Wow. In a prairie land that literally worships a national leader who is twice divorced, on his third marriage and has cheated on all three wives…..not to mention his perpetual firehose of lies and denial of any form of wrongdoing WHATSOEVER….. it is a loud thunderclap indeed to finally, after ten years of worshipping such a disgusting human, to hear an elected Republican leader proclaim that character is really what matters most. OMG.
Thank you Greg Jamison for having the courage to utter the truth about what really matters!
“Jamison said the race should be focused on the character of the individual running and not the party. That is why is he supporting Smith.”
[https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/batcheller-jamison-say-they-back-smith-for-mayor/](https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/batcheller-jamison-say-they-back-smith-for-mayor/)
As Elk says, this is a non-partisan race, as it should be. Potholes are not Democratic or Republican. And this blog is saying it is to stop a woman. No. It’s municipal politics. Nothing more, nothing less. Gender has nothing to do with it. She can also reach out to the other losing candidates for their support too. It’s good to see people reaching across party lines. America needs more of that, from both sides.