Tea Party Express Endorses Sen. Mike Rounds in South Dakota
Sacramento, CA – Tea Party Express, the nation’s largest grassroots Tea Party political action committee, is pleased to announce its endorsement of Senator Mike Rounds for re-election in South Dakota.
Tea Party Express Co-Founder and Chief Strategist Sal Russo said, “Throughout his long and distinguished career in public service, Mike Rounds been committed to standing up for South Dakotans. We are excited to endorse him for reelection to the U.S. Senate where he has stood with President Trump and Tea Party conservatives in fighting for the Tea Party principles of limited government, lower taxes, and economic freedom.
“The owner and founder of a family-run insurance and real estate business, Mike Rounds understands how entrepreneurs are stifled by overregulation and high taxes. In his two terms as Governor of South Dakota and six terms in the South Dakota State Senate, including three as Majority Leader, he amassed an impressive record of keeping taxes low and advancing policies that fostered economic growth.
“Upon his election to the U.S. Senate in 2014, Senator Rounds went straight to work fighting the big government status quo. He stood with President Trump and Senate Republicans to pass historic tax relief, slash onerous regulations, and confirm conservative judges to the federal courts. Senator Rounds supports adding a Balanced Budget Amendment to the constitution to keep federal spending in check, and he is committed to dismantling the disastrous and costly Obamacare once and for all while still protecting those with pre-existing conditions.
“As Governor of South Dakota, he has a full appreciation for why problems are best addressed at the state level rather than the huge federal bureaucracy in Washington. South Dakotans are far better off if they can make their own decisions without the intrusion of the federal government in every aspect of their life, which seems to be the priority item for Washington D.C. Democrats.
“The 2020 election is shaping up to be one of the most critical elections in our lifetime. The American people face the choice between the economic prosperity and sorely needed reforms ushered in by President Trump and Republicans in Congress or the Democrats’ radical socialist agenda, which will erase these historic economic gains, restrict our liberties, and plunge America deeper into debt. It is imperative that we send conservative leaders like Mike Rounds back to the Senate to stop the radical left’s assault on our freedom and continue fighting to restore American greatness,” Russo concluded.
Support from South Dakota’s Conservative State Legislators:
“Senator Rounds is a strong conservative voice for South Dakota in the United States Senate. From being on the front lines in the fight for immigration reform, to reshaping the federal judiciary, he fights for our South Dakota values every day. I look forward to supporting him in his re-election bid to continue to work in service of South Dakota.” –State Rep. Sue Peterson (R-Sioux Falls)
“Mike didn’t change when he went to Washington. He is the same person he was before he was elected to the Senate. He is still one of us.” – State Senator Jeff Monroe (R-Pierre)
Nice endorsement. Hopefully the GOP can avoid a primary this cycle. A primary would only help the democrats recruit a stronger candidate. GOP could put this race away early if they do t mess it up.
This is a big deal
Agree. I can’t see why a conservative would feel compelled to challenge Mike Rounds. No one is perfect, but let’s save ammo for other battles. I expect our Senator will face an “independent” like Heuther and then Dem Billie Sutton.
No candidate, even a well-liked incumbent, can afford complacency in 2020. Rounds must fight, but he should dominate. He’ll enjoy strong support from the White House and from the RNC.
Fake Tea Party.
I see Rounds as more conservative as a Senator than he was as Governor.
I have watched his voting record and there are only a few votes I have disagreed with so far.
He is starting to fundraise (with $1M on hand already) and it looks like he is hitting the Lincoln Day Dinner circuit.
The GOP has many other races to tend to, we need to put this one away early and it looks like he is well on the way.
Brown County Lincoln Day Dinner one week from tonight. Arguably the best Lincoln Day Dinner in the State. I’ll be there making it even better. LOL 😂
Correction to inaccurate journalism. Rounds was never a founder. The company was founded decades earlier. Also he became an owner of an already established firm after my my father re-established Ericson and Thorps position in the community.
That’s a great endorsement. Rounds has been surprisingly conservative in the Senate.
How so?
In the age of Trump, they all get scored on their policy support of the President. Rounds is at 92%. I’m not saying that’s a conservative argument, but highly important in SD. But then…. Gov track reports Rounds is second to Cotton of Arkansas for conservative/legislative ideology among the junior senators.
Most of us probably didn’t see that coming. So for conservatives, Rounds has done well.
Agree w/ your analysis. Smart comment.
Agree. If this:
“Mike didn’t change when he went to Washington. He is the same person he was before he was elected to the Senate…”
were even partially true, Marion would definitely not be a conservative, especially fiscally.
The Tea Party is still a thing? Huh.
Yeah, it is. The Democrat party is no longer a thing; there is now just a pagan socialist party that believes in total government control, no personal responsibility, the wholesale murder of unborn babies even up to the time of birth, open borders, free stuff for all with not way to pay for it, and general anti-American ideas. The former Democrat party’s values are not American values.
Oh.
Call me when Senator Rounds gets endorsements from the Whigs and Know-Nothings, k?
If you can seriously say, I will vote for Trump who has committed treason among other crimes because you like that he validated your racism, misogyny and homophobia. Mike Rounds has no original thoughts. He follows the money. Mike has no heart, no intelligence.
This fantasy land you live in, are there rides?