You know, the devil tends to always be in the details. Which makes the 2026 Campaign Finance Report filed by the Minnehaha County GOP kind of interesting.
Because there are no details. None.
Minnehaha County GOP 2026 Report.pdf by Pat Powers
So, according to this report, over the last two years, they received no itemized or unitemized donations…
And nothing from PACs. Or Candidates buying Lincoln Day Dinner ads.. Or anything.
They did have some events. But somehow, despite renting facilities.. and buying supplies… or buying food for the Lincoln Day Dinner.. or prizes and trophies for golf tournaments… They managed not to raise or spend anything.
The Republican organization for the largest county in South Dakota is reporting ZERO in expenditures over the course of two years?
And magically they have over $106k in their bank account.
The note that they managed to raise $68,420.95. Without receiving any money or spending any money on anyone or anything over the last 2 years.
Is it just me, or do they need to go back and maybe try that report again?
The reports of others show that the Minnehaha Republican Party donated at least $24,000 after they filed there Pre-Geneeral report for 2024. This has never been accounted for in their reporting. They are probably trying to hide it because little of that dump went to help Minnehaha candidates. How can they aquire $106,000 and do nothing to help county candidates? Looks like
time for new leadership.
What? That report makes absolutely no sense.
Why? There’s literally no consequence for a false report
The SOS doesnt look at these, at all. They just accept everything and wait for a complaint to be filed. But then again, who is going to file a complaint against any type of GOP committee? No one.
And what’s the outcome of action? They have to file a new report.
The executive committee sent out an email saying they ran into technical difficulties with uploading data. The SOS office apparently told them to file what they have and then file a supplemental report.