US Senator Mike Rounds has filed his 1st quarter FEC report for 2020. And he’s offering a fairly tough hill for his opponents to climb.
Rounds April 2020 Fec by Pat Powers on Scribd
Rounds for Senate is noting $282,756.50 raised during the first quarter, against $206,297.49 spent. Leaving the first term US Senator $1,889,290.67 cash on hand in his committee (not counting joint groups, etc.) to get through the next few months.
Larry Pressler whom Rounds beat is even giving him money now
Because he’s still a Republican and likely is lobbying for something –
It doesn’t take too much logic to connect those two dots… there’s a reason why he still lives in Washington, D.C.
It’s not like Senator Rounds is anything but rank and file at best.
Spending $200k a quarter ads up to real money fast.
If nothing else Borglum is causing a bit of a money bleed.
She probably hasnt spent $30k.
Borglum who? She hasn’t spent any money because she hasn’t raised any. Check out her finance reports- she has no support. Better yet, check out her voting record and you will see why she doesn’t have support.
Bring back Daschle – imagine if we had the #2 Republican and the #1 or #2 Democrat in the Senate representing us… would be amazing to have that kind of sway in South Dakota, where they could actually bring home substantial pork projects.
Say what you like – but seniority means projects and funding for South Dakota. Because of Senator Thune – South Dakota leads in rural broadband connectivity due to his perch on the Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee. Two BUILD grants are also coming to South Dakota to help fix infrastructure across the state as well as money for a slew of airports across the state, even before the CARES Act funding. He’s responsible for Ellsworth getting B-21 Raiders and the Powder River Basin expansion… and oh let’s not forget former School of Mines and Tech’s past President becoming the Secretary of the Air Force making influential decisions for Ellsworth!
While Senator Marion Rounds on the other hand… has pre-taped tele-town halls that are already rolling when you get called in. The delegation just has one shining star, one rank and file, and Dusty…