Bringing up the rear, gubernatorial wannabe Jon Hansen underlines that despite all the extra time he had to raise money being the first one in the race, he just could not get shifted out of the “legislative” gear on his campaign camper.
Jon Hansen Pre Primary by Pat Powers
Raising $355,300.70 in the last months, with 1/4 of that coming from pro-hansen political action committees (that we’re still waiting to see), Hansen spent $245,276.02, leaving him $163,918.65 for the last two weeks of the campaign.
And sorry, but I’m not sure this would make the grade in a congressional race anymore. I don’t think one could get over the hump in an attorney general race in the fall with this.
Stick a fork in this last place fundraising finish. I think you can retire this retriever, because he’s done hunting.
Hansen may not have the money but he is certainly gaining. I bet he gets second anyway.
PP, normally I’d agree with you but this race is not normal. Unless Dusty gets caught in some sordid scandal, he finishes first. 35% is his magic number. Rhoden, Doeden, and Hansen are tied for second. That’s why we have elections.
I don’t know that I’d agree. He’s about out of cash with 2 weeks to go, not on the TV to a recognizable degree, and will be left text messaging at the end because that’s all he can afford. While Rhoden has the same amount, he has the job and the recognition that goes with it.
Campaign finance reform has been discussed as long as I remember. I am probably a dreamer ,but wouldn’t it be great to elect the best person for the office, not the one who can raise the most money?
Amen
I wish the voters could see Hansen for the political opportunist that he is.
It is quite obvious from the donor list, that he doesn’t have the West River vote nor the North Central/NE South Dakota vote. But when you have Odenbach and Ismay running your West River campaign, what do you expect?
Regrettably I think you’re wrong about north central sd. District 23 is not only run by the crazy train, Gosch, Lapka, and don’t forget the executive gop board in McPherson. This place is crawling with Jon Hansen supporters. It’s sad that they are too stupid to see he’s using them for his own political gain.
Don’t worry. That’s enough for him to live off of just like he did with the Amendment G campaign and other ballot measures. Just curious on what he’ll raise money for to pay himself as a consultant for the next two years. He’s a smart guy, he’ll come up with something.
The overgodders go down with the Hansen ship. Probably slow, in a horrific manner, and with lots of gurgles and puking of salt water through the nose.
no they will be over-represented at the convention, try to change the rules to force the winner of the governor’s primary to accept Hansen as LG or nominate him for AG from the floor. It’s going to be noisy and ugly just like Watertown ’22 I expect.
Can we bring our own sack lunches to the convention? We looked at the price of the meals and our jaws dropped! Our own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will do. We need to purge the crazies from the party!
Brule County Republicans $2000 to Hansen for Gov
Aurora County Republicans $3,500 to Hansen for Gov
If only the GOP chairmen would put his foot down on the party working against fellow Republicans.
That’s bad. Hansen has packed the county parties with his minions. They are sure to cause problems at the convention.
I saw the consulting fees…supposed Jon paid himself again? You know just like he did when he would have lost Amendment G had it not been for a last minute intervention that saved the state and Jon Hansen’s bacon. How no one is pointing out the gross conflict of interest in that debacle is beyond me.
Pointing out conflicts of interest is the slipperiest of slopes in Trump America. Who knows where it could lead? We only know where it will not lead.
South Dakota Governor Election 2026: Latest Polls (Free Access)
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Oddest thing I have seen to date, are the Mason-Dixon polling results from last month:
Johnson 28%
Rhoden 27%
Jackley 18%
Doeden 4%
Hansen 2%
Don’t Know 20%
The 20% who don’t know are unlikely to vote, as they don’t seem to know there is an election. The 18% planning to vote for Jackley might be key here, as they know there is an election but don’t know who is running and won’t make a decision until they see the ballot.
Since Jackley does have a contest, it would behoove the other candidates to publicly endorse him for Congress, to give that 18% who want Marty for Governor a heads up and create the illusion that Marty has endorsed one of them in return.
That is the Mason-Dixon poll from a year ago. The one from last month has Dusty at 34 and the other three basically tied at 17