Seriously. You can’t make this stuff up. Because the more you read, the more you wonder “Who the heck is Brian Bengs?”
We’re all baffled why Brian Bengs signed up for another butt-kicking in the U.S. Senate race. The soon-to-be two-time loser isn’t known among South Dakota voters and will essentially only get anti-establishment votes and anti-conservative votes.
Clearly, Bengs is desperate for attention and trying to court all voters by saying whatever it takes. Case in point: in the last four years, he’s claimed to be a Democrat, Independent, and in the last week, he even claimed to be a Republican. You can’t make this stuff up!
Democrat: Bengs ran against Thune in 2022 as a Democrat and lost big time. (70-26%)
Independent: This time around, he’s running as an independent bad mouthing Chuck Schumer and even John Thune.
And now, he’s claiming he’s a Republican! On August 16, Bengs ACTUALLY made the claim to CNN’s Inside Politics that he’s a Republican:
“I’m billing myself as a Teddy Roosevelt Republican. Old School Republican”
But what Bengs isn’t saying is that he’s really more of a Democratic Socialist of America. He’s not going to say that out loud in South Dakota, but when you look at his statements on issues and the names of members in Congress that he wants to work with, it’s pretty clear.
PLUS, it’s the far-left’s playbook in 2026: run the crazies as “Independents” in red states like South Dakota and Nebraska telling people they’re “moderate,” and run the crazies as DSA in the blue states.
So, consider this your friendly reminder that when you get into the voting booth this November, the party affiliation next to Bengs doesn’t mean a damn thing.