From Facebook, the Yes on 29 people are leaning into the fact that their position on the legalization of recreational marijuana is supported by President Trump with a new commercial that’s starting to air:
The SD GOP is in Trouble
Joe Kirby, Chairman of South Dakota Open Primaries announced, “Many Republican party loyalists are planning to vote No on Amendment H in the mistaken belief that they can go back to business as usual in South Dakota politics. They couldn’t be more mistaken. The SD GOP has undergone a significant change in the last few years that many Republicans have not noticed.”
“It began with the uprising at the 2022 Republican party convention in Watertown when the incumbent Secretary of State was not renominated. Then, 48% of the convention voted to not support Thune, Dusty, and Noem in the fall election. It continued in the June 2024 primary when a dozen incumbents were primaried. The party is engaged in an internal civil war.”
“Because of the uncertainty and infighting, fundraising for the Republican party and candidates has dried up. Many candidates received no or only minimal support from the party.”
Kirby continued, “Mainstream GOP traditions and history are under attack from a fringe group of ‘conservatives’ who aren’t really conservative at all. The only solution on the table is Amendment H. If it passes, the party will find itself recommitted to traditional South Dakota values, and answerable to the majority of our conservative populace.”
Republican SD Senator Michael Rohl said, “If Amendment H doesn’t pass, the future of our party and state looks murky. It could be a political train wreck. The decision is clear to me: A Yes vote means I need to listen to my district, a No vote means I should listen to party bosses.”
Republican SD Senate Leader Lee Schoenbeck said, “The Republican party we have built over the last fifty years is being taken over by fringe people that Bill Janklow, Jim Abdnor and George Mickelson wouldn’t recognize. Republican leaders were practical conservatives we could be proud of. The new fringe that’s taken over the South Dakota GOP are not conservatives, they are crazy. If Amendment H fails, we lose our party to extremists.”
Kirby added, “Amendment H is on the November 5th ballot. All candidates for an office would be listed on a single ballot. All legal voters would get that ballot. The top two vote getters would move on to the general election. Most importantly, all voters would get to vote. Democracy works best when all voters get to vote. Vote YES on H!”
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Saw there was a banner ad for D27 Senate Republican candidate Anthony Kathol on the Rapid City Journal website, so I clicked on it.
And down the rabbit hole we went, with such gems as:
I received a crash course from one of our state legislators who schooled me on how the senate leadership positions are selected. I mentioned to this legislator that I had been receiving some feedback from various legislators who are campaigning for leadership positions and asking for my support if I should be elected. This senior legislator informed me that it’s all about money and power. The lobbyists have the money to back or influence those who they want in leadership positions so that they can have the power. That was my lesson for the day.
Somehow I’ve never seen the public buy in to conspiracy theories to throw an incumbent out of office.. and as you keep reading, it goes from bad to worse.
Many of you are aware that my opponent claims she is from Pine Ridge; however, my investigation has uncovered a trail of corruption and election interference that one can only imagine.
and..
The following elected officials refuse to do anything about election interference and corrupt political activities by the Incumbent State Senator from District 27. They do not want to bring charges against her for breaking South Dakota Codified Law §12-18-3. Why don’t they?
And if that wasn’t enough, apparently Kathol’s page shows how he’s advertising his campaign:
Because posting conspiracy theories on facebook might not be enough, Kathol decided he was going to go one better, and have giant banners that no can read while driving past with the same kind of nonsense.
This seat was in the Democrat’s column when the election started. I could always be wrong, but if this was the campaign being waged, I don’t think that it is going to change.
Happy Halloween from Senator Arch Beal!
Senator John Thune is hitting the trail to campaign for Senate Republican candidates – today in Ohio for US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno:
Senator @johnthune needs an America First partner like Bernie Moreno, who will pass President Trump’s agenda to secure the border, reduce inflation, and make the world safe again. pic.twitter.com/18VyLsrp43
— Team Moreno (@teammoreno2024) October 30, 2024
I once caught a fish THIS BIG! I have some great land in Florida to sell you! And State Representative Tina Mulally collected over $110,000 in unitemized contributions for her State Legislative Campaign.
What’s the difference between all of these tall tales? Call me a cynic, call me from Missouri, but I’ll have to see it to believe any of them.
Read her report for yourself:
Tina Mulally claims over 110k in unitemized donations by Pat Powers on Scribd
$3,851 in individual contributions. $2,500 from PAC’s. And the big one..
Those numbers do not seem to match up in any universe. We’re somehow supposed to believe it when Tina Mulally claims $110,420.00 in individual contributions of $100.00 or less…. which would give her somewhere in the neighborhood of 1100 or more individual donors?
Sorry, but I call bullsh*t on this unsupported and ridiculous claim. And unless we don’t look into the ridiculous and unsupported claims made on campaign finance reports, why do we require campaign finance reports of anyone?
Without further information to prove otherwise, at least on the surface, this looks to be a shameful example of the reforms the legislature needs to start with on campaign finance laws.
Attorney General Jackley Praises U.S. Supreme Court For Virginia Election Integrity Decision
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises today’s (Wednesday’s) decision by the United States Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter rolls.
“This decision is about election integrity and the rule of law,” said Attorney General Jackley. “The Court’s decision reaffirms that you must be a citizen of the United States to exercise the right to vote.”
Attorney General Jackley was among 25 Attorneys Generals who had filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to halt a lower court’s decision to reinstate potential non-citizens to the state’s voter rolls.
Other Attorneys Generals involved in the amicus brief are from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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From the internet comes the newest commercial from Vote Yes on RL 21 – Who do you support? President Trump or Jane Fonda:
And to think Toby Doeden wanted to be the Republican Candidate for Congress? How could we not want him?
Just all class. (Unfortunately, it’s all low class.)