From my mailbox, a e-mail newsletter circulated from a group of Yankton County Republicans & (former) GOP donors are reporting that the group that calls themselves the Yankton GOP (despite being de-listed by the party) are handing out campaign funds after reading the cherry-picked scorecards from the Citizens for Liberty group:
Yankton County GOP Distribution of Campaign Funds Based on Ranking in the “Citizens for Liberty” Scorecard
It was revealed on Monday night (October 6) at the Yankton County GOP Meeting that distribution of funds to District 18 candidates was based on their ranking in the “Citizens for Liberty” legislative scorecard. That scorecard is tabulated by an independent political committee not affiliated with the Republican Party. As a result of distributing funds in that manner, Senate Candidate Lauren Nelson who did not have a ranking received $2,000; House Candidate Julie Auch was awarded $1,820 and House Candidate Mike Stevens was given $660.
This is a new twist as in the past campaign funds were awarded equally with all legislative candidates receiving the same amount and all county level candidates receiving the same amount. Of course, candidates without opposition did not receive funds and in some cases if a candidate needed a bit more help, it was awarded.
Contrary to what was done in this primary, funds were never awarded to any candidate in a primary.
Wow. First they hand out donor money in the primary. And now they’re helping candidates based on what a non-Republican group comes up with in a cherry-picked scorecard in their pursuit of ideological purity?
This is not a group worthy of calling themselves the Republican Party.
Isn’t that the same group to be disinvited to the convention only to be voted back on the island by the man bun and his coalition of misfit toys?
Is this the reason that Jean Hunhoff did not receive funds. The new Republican trying to oust the old?
Jean was defeated in the primary.
Yes, and the GOP board got involved in that primary against the incumbents, because they are several fries short of a happy meal. There needs to be a group formed in Yankton that isn’t off the freaking rails.
https://dakotawarcollege.com/yankton-county-gop-accused-of-playing-favorites-in-primary-election-sending-money-to-challenger/
They do not call themselves part of the Republican Party. Most do not even put Republican on advertising. They only use the Republican Party because they could not win on their own. Their “scorecard” ranks right up their with Russia, Russia, Russia, Biden is competent, and the tooth fairy is real. The only way they can get more than 14% of the vote is by deception.
Unfotunately, in this important county, this “misfit” group is the Republican Party.
When looking at the South Dakota Republican situation, you have to wonder what dominating the state’s politics for the last two generations has ultimately led to. Clearly, infighting, name-calling, consipiracy theory dissemination and other disturbing behaviors are among the factors produced by this long-term dominance. It’s almost like Democrats couldn’t mount a challenge, so Republicans decided to challenge themselves. I grew up next to a family like that. They were so mean that if they couldn’t find someone else to fight they would fight each other. Republicans should be trying to get the entire party back to sanity.