Representing South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives has been the honor of a lifetime. After this historic election, I’m eager to begin working alongside President-elect Trump to tackle some of our country’s biggest challenges, including Obamacare, regulations and tax reform. From the very beginning, however, I’ve wanted to make a difference, not make […]
SDDP on WORDS of Donald Trump as contained on old, off-camera recording: “We call on all South Dakota Republicans, especially the members of our congressional delegation – Sen. John Thune, Sen. Mike Rounds, and Rep. Krisit Noem – as well as Gov. Dennis Daugaard and members of the State Legislature to repudiate these horrific statements and […]
In the aftermath of Tuesdays’ election, Todd Epp at KELO AM Radio received a copy of Ann Tornberg’s ridiculous self-congratulatory letter to Democrats about how great of a job they did this past year. And he wasn’t buying any of it: ..don’t get me started about the South Dakota Democratic Party. They issued a release […]
PIERRE – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued the following statement on the election results: “Congratulations to Sen. Thune, Rep. Noem and all of the other candidates who have won their elections tonight. It is a pleasure to work with Sen. Thune and Rep. Noem and I look forward to our continued efforts to improve […]
As of Friday, almost 40 million Americans have already voted and there will be roughly 80 million votes cast tomorrow. In other words, the election will very soon be over except for counting the ballots. Within 48 hours, this thread will become moot. According to realclearpolitics.com, average of all polls, Hillary leads Trump by roughly […]
Three nights ago, the Cleveland Indians were up 3 games to 1 on the Chicago Cubs and I pretty much counted them out. As a Twins/Nationals/Rockies fan, I really don’t have a dog in the fight. But, I love baseball so I’m still interested and will watch the game tonight. Yes, the Cubs had two […]
Wikileaks released a number of e-mails from the Hillary Clinton Campaign recently, including several communications between the Clinton campaign and former Obama campaign advisor Steve Hildebrand: Re: FW: Some unsolicited advice From:[email protected] To: [email protected] Date: 2016-01-20 00:49 Subject: Re: FW: Some unsolicited advice Thanks Steve. I am generally trying to get us aiming in the […]
Before voting, I decided at a young age to consider the following: 1) Does the candidate pass the “good neighbor test.” Would I want want my kids to observe this person and would they see an example of a life well-lived? Would I give them code to enter my house? Would I enjoy an evening […]
From the sounds of things going on in Aberdeen, it sounds like State Senate Candidate Cory Heidelberger is getting it with both barrels from the South Dakota GOP. First, readers started pinging me about this ad, which appeared in the Aberdeen American News this morning… And this afternoon, I started getting reports that the other shoe dropped in […]
If you haven’t heard about the Sioux Falls Doc who is sitting in the Jail in Sioux Falls on a million dollar bond…..From the Argus Leader: A Sioux Falls doctor accused of human trafficking is being held on $1 million cash-only bond. Jonathan David Cohen, 36, appeared in court Thursday afternoon on charges of human trafficking, […]