Watched the KELOland debate that was on this afternoon and broadcast over the internet. What are your thoughts on it? Because I’m not sure that it really moved the needle at all for me. I still have my preferences and dislikes. I learned Jon Hansen wants to dismantle public education, as he blames school superintendents for any shortcomings in our schools, while he’s part of the crowd who wants to strip-mine public schools of funding to divert to private entities. And Toby Doeden claims administrators are fat cats… So says the guy who flies to campaign stops.
I did learn the legislature raised sales taxes three times this year, which seemed to make Jon Hansen angrier than he was in comparison to his general crabby tone the entire debate. (You’d think he was in last place or something). Toby Doeden was kind of programmed and robotic in his delivery; the same monotone delivery he provides every time he speaks, as if any authenticity has been trained out of him.
I do think there’s a poll you can vote in on who won, at least for the next few minutes. Not that it’s a scientific measure.
Coming out of tonight, I think Dusty and Governor Rhoden both remain the leading candidates. And heaven help us if that ever changed.
I feel like the debate was overshadowed by other news of the day…
You talking about Bryon?
Yes. That news is so shocking, it interrupted my search for my latex full-head white rabbit mask, which I need by Saturday night.
It has to be here somewhere but it is not with my witch’s costume nor with my Mrs Claus outfit.
Let’s review…
March 5, 2026 at 1:10 pm
Oh, I am confident that she is not yet done embarrassing us.
In the spirit of Kelo’s stupid question about rating Kristi’s tenure. Kelo -C-, Dusty – B, Larry C+ (not a polished speaker), Hansen – C- (very defensive), Doeden D (participation trophy – no idea how things actually work). Otherwise, it still stunk.
too many stupid questions
I was surprised at Doeden. I dislike his temperament and ethics but think he won the debate. I hope someone steps up. I refuse to vote for Doeden or Hansen. Sending data centers 30 miles across our boarder is the dumbest thing ever financially
I agree. He and Dusty won the debate in my opinion. Hansen and Rhoden were like the lite versions. Im not sure if they cut taxes or raised taxes are career politicians or outsiders.
At least I know what Dusty and Toby are saying.
That just tells me you are uninformed about the bills that were passed. If two opposing candidates are singing the same tune and one other isn’t and one just doesn’t have a clue, I’m going with the two who are in unison AND were part of the actual process and know the bills intimately. Including my own following and understanding of the bills which align with the two.
So are claiming that the bills raising sales tax aren’t real?
Let’s be precise. Sales tax was temporarily reduced. That temporary reprieve sunset. Nobody voted to “raise” taxes.
You’re not wrong. But the legislature could have voted to continue the sales tax reduction. Instead, they let the reduction expire and couch it as property tax relief.
FWIW, I thought Jon Hansen did himself the most good in the debate. KELO-TV’s staging was excellent.
With the sound off, Hanson was clearly the best of the four. No question.
Rhoden reminded me of Biden debating.
I was afraid this would be the outcome for Larry. Good man, but live public debates are never going to be his strong suit, especially up against Johnson and Hansen.
Agree. He could be more fluid. However, it was obvious enough that he knows the content. He wouldn’t have been elected to leadership roles over and over throughout the years if he wasn’t sharp.
Yes sir. Many Biden-like moments for Big Lar. The family should step in and tell him to retire to the welding shed and save the embarrassment of the inevitable, or at the very least to decouple himself from Krystal and her Queen. .
Larry looks and acts old. He can’t collect his thoughts. He just needs to start referring to his opponents as whippersnappers and his journey to old age will be complete.
Damn whippersnappers.
My all time favorite part of the debate is when Larry got pissed at Jon Hansen and called his actions during COVID-19 “cowardice” and accused him of “hiding under a rock.” Larry wanted to take the young whippersnapper behind the welding shed!
Biggest loser of the day was “Jason”.
I think these debates are good. I’m more than likely voting for Rhoden or Dusty. I think Hansen came off self centered. I did this and I did that. What about all the things he wanted that he couldn’t rally the house(who is 97% republicans) to pass? He was a horribly ineffective speaker in that regard. Toby is a lot like trump in his demeanor. I voted for the Donald twice but I am tiring of him.
I thought the questions were stupid
Hanson doesn’t give a crap about economic development. He cares about himself. Stopped counting after 20 “I was able to stop this, I was able to pass this”! Clearly not a team player at all!
Lots of ‘I’ word went around. I believe Rhoden said ‘we’ most if not all of the time. It’s a collective process. I’m certain John said ‘I’ more but Doeden using positive reinforcement psychology said ‘the Doeden Administration’ way too many times but I think he actually thinks it could be a reality.
The worst part about it were the stupid questions from the public. The first question, about Trump’s personality, not his policies, was a waste of everybody’s time. Then the question about grading Noem’s performance. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
Hansen’s disingenuous remark about how Noem vetoed the bill protecting women’s sports was awful. What she vetoed was a bill that would ban student athletes’ use of caffeine and acetaminophen and would require family doctors to write notes verifying that athletes had not used such substances for a year. That’s what she vetoed. He also said she wanted to shut down the state during Covid but we know she didn’t.
Doeden did come across strong and it’s too bad nobody asked him how he would pay for anything without tax revenues. Why didn’t any of the public want to know that? I thought his answer about Noem was spot on: those of us who have spoken to people outside the state or to recent arrivals have heard the same things about how great she was as governor. Her reputation outside the state was good.
I wonder about his assertion that South Dakota isn’t “affordable.” While the economy was listed as the top issue of concern, only 35% picked it. It hasn’t come up as an issue at any of the meetings I’ve been to lately.
Rhoden came across as tired. That’s all, just tired.
Johnson did really well, I thought. Calling out the moderators for asking them to grade Noem’s performance was good and they all should have answered the same way. It was a ridiculous question.
Hopefully the next debate will involve intelligent questions pertaining to policy. We can only hope.
My grades are based on what my expectations were coming into it.
Governor Rhoden: B
He will never win you over with his speaking style but he talked about his accomplisments since becoming Governor. He called out the Speaker when he tried to take full credit on property tax relief.
Toby Doeden: B
I expected him to struggle on stage with his lack of experience. But I give credit, he did hold his own against them. I will have more expections from him coming up on future debates.
Dusty Johnson: C
I thought he would take control of the stage which really didn’t happen. I also didn’t appreciate him calling out the moderators on the question dealing with grading then Governor Kristi Noem. It was something that viewers submitted to them.
Jon Hansen: D-
I found of the four to be by far the most misleading with some of his comments. He trying to take full credit on things like property taxes, data centers, and property rights when clearly he got a lot of assistance on all of them. That was in my view way out of line.
just because the viewers submitted stupid questions, the moderators didn’t need to ask them
The question about Trump’s style and personality, was as idiotic as the question about grading Noem’s performance.
The debate sucked
Maybe the debate sucked because the nation is in a terrible spot right now, thanks to Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and plenty of others. Kristi was fired and hung out to dry after two US citizens peacefully exercising their 1st amendment rights were executed by ICE goons who were following her orders.
Donald’s job performance polling is the worst it has ever been, ESPECIALLY for his formerly strongest issues: immigration and the economy. Gas, groceries and everything else cost too much, inflation is back, we have another unwinnable and unecessary Middle Eastern war adding an extra billion dollars every day to our already soaring debt and deficit. Despite all of that, Trump’s main obsession is the new $400 million ballroom he wants to build so he can properly welcome visiting authoritarian “dignitaries” like Putin, Chi, Orban and Netanyahu.
When every one of these candidates still has to bow and scrape and heap effusive praise upon Trump while he destroys the world’s economy — and our nation becomes a desperate, scary place that most of the world despises and most of our citizens are ashamed of, it’s tough to have a fabulous Republican debate.
I think you missed the memo: this was a gubernatorial election debate.
The questions about Trump’s personality and Noem’s performance were not only stupid, they were irrelevant.
They should have been focused on issues facing SD and what the candidates propose to do about them.
Seems to me that Trump’s personality just got thirteen Americans killed and hundreds more wounded. His personality has over a thousand ships with critical supplies trapped in the Persian Gulf. His personality is ordering DOJ to charge American veterans with conspiracy because they appear at ICE protests. Yeah. Trump’s personality IS an issue.
and what is the next governor going to do about it? You must be as stupid as the KELO viewers who submitted those questions.
if you don’t like US foreign policy or federal management of Veterans’Affairs, save it for a Congressional candidates’ debate.
Obserloser IS just as stupid and likely more so than those who submitted those questions. He/she/it/they/them has been wrong on everything he has posted on this blog for at least the last 7 years.
I hope people could see that Dusty is your typical question dodging candidate…Just another fast talker. Also his commercials in his Rhoden’s wanna-be farm clothes is fake as well.
Jon Hansen did a good job being himself and taking a stand for what he believes in or doesn’t .
Rhoden, while not an eloquent speaker, held his own on taxes when Dusty falsely accused him of raising three , which was the biggest lie of all. He does promote economic development but did not mention expansion of Brookings or Sioux Falls businesses,etc. He has been a big promoter of tech schools as so many people are needed to fill daily needs such as plumbers, HVAC, electricians, mechanics, etc. All in all, doing things like these are far more important than just being a smooth talker.
SB245 (state wide sales tax back to 4.5) Hansen voted yes, signed by Rhoden. SB96 (allows counties to impose .5% sales tax) Hansen voted yes, signed by Rhoden. HB1243 (would allow municipalities to impose another 1% sales tax) bill failed, Hansen voted yes. SB1245 (same thing but must also be approved by voters) Hansen voted yes, signed by Rhoden.
What lies were you talking about again?
Hansen has done this over and over – taken credit for things a bunch of people did or things that flat out other people did (Maude land, Amendment G (he did good PAID work but others got it over the finish line including Noem and Rhoden both forking over their own money when it was looking like it was going to pass), the USD professor on Charlie Kirk’s comments (he called the USD President who probably said ‘who are you again?’) are just the ones off the top of my head.
Horrible questions and the moderators had time in advance to select them.
Be vary cautious of people like Jon Hansen who use their Christianity as a lever for political gain. He and his most rabid supporters frequently remind you that they are more Christian than you because they sit in the front pew. In my experience those people often times are the serpent tempting you with the forbidden fruit. Hansen along with the likes of Amanda Radke and their attorney,Jorde, are making bank from this naive group of folks. It’s sad actually to see.
LOL, Anonymous at 6:04, for the past 40 years, my husband has been saying that if the first thing somebody tells you about himself is “I’m a Christian,” WATCH OUT.
He’s going to rip you off. “I’m a Christian” is how scammers introduce themselves..
So we noticed that as soon as Jon introduced himself. (facepalm)
Matthew 6:5
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
I’m more of an Odenbach supporter.
Odenbach and Hansen are cut from the same cloth. Both self serving at the expense of others. And may I remind you that they were the house leaders and very ineffective at that. I found myself watching the legislative session from time to time and laughing at Odenbachs expressions when he wasn’t getting his way. Like a child being told no. Lol
Completely agree
Last governor was fired in disgrace. Husband is a laughing stock.
Current governor is a big galoot. No college degree, out of his dept. Not terrible just not great.
It shouldn’t take much to outshine them.
Governor Mr. Rhoden gets an A, for being the most authentic. He’s the Rheal Rhepublican in this Rhace.
Mr. Dusty was…eh…Mr. Dusty, so a B. Mostly policy but a little attacking and off the mark.
Mr. Hansen seemed really pissed and afraid of being viewed as a nobody. He’s a C.
I think that’s it. Nobody else there, right?
Dusty was the only adult in the room.
Agreed. He did great strategic work – managing to totally ignore Doeden and then dismantle Rhoden and Hansen on their erratic state management via the legislature. Dusty also managed to accurately deliver a review of Noem’s career in South Dakota politics, without the tedious fanboy responses the others gave. Then he finished with his view of where the state is at economically and where it can rise to with improvements and vision. Anyone who really listened to the debate heard Dusty distinguish himself while the others were doing the usual MAGA triangulation. He’s got my vote.
Rhoden gets a B. He isn’t a fire brand but did what he needed to- just be authentic and continue to talk about what he is doing.
Johnson gets a C. Maybe that it is unfair because I had higher expectations for him. He couldn’t find a lane between attacking/defending.
Hansen gets a B- he outperformed expectations but talked way too fast. My older parents and their friends said the first 30 minutes they could barely follow what he was saying.
Doeden gets a D. He rattle off more random things and when attacked others got to easily rebut him. I don’t think Doeden ever got a “rebuttal” because Doeden never got attacked because the other three don’t take him seriously.
Polls say Mr. Doeden is still on the hind tit. Mr. Hansen had the best gubernatorial coiffure which he cultivated well during the sessions, and that gets you votes. And wins polls, but not elections.
Have you had Mr. Doeden as a guest for the Conservative for Common Sense Breakfast? Maybe the attendees can dangle a sausage in front of him or plate of taters and gravy to coax answers from this evasive candidate. No one else has been successful yet.
If you’re talking about the KELO poll, how seriously do we take that? Who even knew there was a poll and it was only open for an hour or so.
Hansen has keyboard warriors.
This debate on taxes is a tough one. Voters aren’t going to see a decrease in property taxes before the election. They also aren’t going to see an increase in sales tax before then. And when they do, they aren’t going to feel the sales tax like they do the property tax. So the volleys about who raised and cut taxes were mostly wasted time. I’m not sure anyone cuts through that debate until tax bills go out..
Meanwhile it’s going to be a contest on personality and competence I think. And Rhoden willfully associating himself with Noem doesn’t help him a bit. She gets more unpopular by the day. So it’s Dusty’s to win or lose.
There is no tax cut! Only shifts and increases!
Since Hanson was unable to muster real leadership and remove the sunset on sales tax, he decided to shift the burden.
The people with the most will benefit off the backs of the people with the least!
And Dodo, why wasn’t he challenged on his claim of elimination of property tax and sales tax on food? What does he plan to cut? That would create a $2 billion hole in the state budget.
Nonsense from both of them.
Except part of that shift is to millions of tourists which equals an overall tax cut
tourists who are actually commuters stuck in motels during blizzards
yes, I have paid those taxes. I am willing to bet most of us have.
one way to increase those revenues is to close the interstates every time it rains
exactly, why didn’t anybody ask Doeden how he plans to pay for stuff, what he plans to cut?
When did KELO solicit questions? How did I miss that?
I want to know why Doeden doesn’t move to Minnesota and run for governor there?
No, there IS a tax increase. Only two of the three taxes fund property tax relief. The other is absolutely a new tax that is not committed to property tax relief.
Unfortunately, that third tax is bigger than the first two.
Dusty is ahead by ten points. The others needed a game changing debate, and they did not get it.
Why don’t the TV stations have actual republican primary voters moderate the debate?
These debates never talk about the issues primary voters care about.
Okay, I’ll bite! What questions would you have recommended for this debate?
1. what is the biggest problem facing the state, and what do you propose to do about it?
2. what parts of the state budget need to be cut, and which parts need additional funding?
Those two questions could keep the debate going for a full hour.
Instead we go questions about Trump and Noem. God help us!
Dusty is the best speaker. Came out a little rehearsed with his “energy and vision”. I actually like how he answered the Kristi question (bush league question, btw). He knows Larry is his biggest competition. Thinks he can play Toby. Kind of kicked himself with his sales tax criticism after Larry called him out. Good but not as good as I expected. B
Larrys speaking style wasn’t the best, but he was the most positive and most authentic. He gives credit where it’s due and doesn’t twist the facts like the others. He’s the only one not denigrating the work of the other candidates. B
Jon is also a good spea….. talker. Although he seemed desperate for attention. Acting like this is his only chance to be on tv. Pretty self absorbed with the: I did this, I passed that, I’m leading, I’m fighting. And he is just a little too dishonest. He thinks he can tell tiny little lies by distorting facts, exaggerating numbers and assigning intention. That bothers me about him. C
Toby did ok but kind of proved he doesn’t have the institutional knowledge to be trusted in that type of position. He just doesnt know what he’s talking about. He needs to get into the legislature, maybe be involved in something before he’s ready. F
Nobody ever wins a debate. There are a lot of candidates who’ve lost them. Tubby and Hanson had their moment in daylight and only re-affirmed their lightweight status. Larry and Dusty are grown-ups, now we’ll see which of them can lay out a vision voters can embrace.
Dusty was OK in Washington, and that is an environment that he thrives in. I don’t think he’s a good fit for an office in SD. Let him take his $175k pension for life and retire quietly into his private life.
Doeden doesn’t seem like he has a clue how things work in State government. I get the feeling he’d just use the office to boost his own interests. Many of the people that support him are also only out for themselves. That’s a big turn off for me with the Doeden camp.
Nothing against Rhoden, I just think there are other roles where he would be more effective.
I’m Hansen, ALL THE WAY. And the poll (that I didn’t even know about) seems to show that this is the best choice…
And because DWC is against Hansen (and doesn’t get advertising dollars from him), you’ll never get that from here. DWC ignore anything that shows Hansen leading and continue to cite a now irrelevant, and old poll.
Hansen’s answers, while not EXACTLY dishonest, were disingenuous. He revealed himself to be a sleazy lawyer. Toby Doeden actually came across as preferable to Hansen.
I bought your whole line, agreed on Hanson – you lost me when you said Doeden outdid Hanson. Hanson had the virtue of actually serving in the legislature.
Doeden’s is the most cynical campaign, equally shameless and shameful. He’s parlaying his total lack of government experience into a superpower similar to Trump’s, and like Trump is making all the resonant promises.
As Trump’s term is crashing down upon our heads, it’s telling that Doeden doubled down on being a no-politics businessman ready to save us like Trump is saving us.
The scary aspect to this strategy by Doeden, is that it’s probably based on research showing the MAGA – Fox worldview is intact enough for him to win a primary, and with that the general election here in the red state of SD. I hope that the Fox-only viewers are on the decline but watching Doeden they can’t be ruled out as a force.
The nasty thing about the Fox-only habit, is that you have to extricate and rehab yourself, nobody can do it for you, much as they want to.
I see on the poll that one person went on social media and said they voted for Hansen 3 times. Not a very scientific poll.
at least nobody asked about Ivermectin
Lot of confirmation bias displayed here in the comments above. I haven’t decided who to support yet, but I would say about the only one who performed pretty poorly was Doeden. No depth, just platitudes. He also threw a personal attack in the debate, and then said he wouldn’t do that. Doeden was not engaged in any real exchange throughout. The two best lines of the debate, were Rhoden’s DCBS acronym and Hansen’s scolding of Johnson’s leadership in the Congress when he pointed out that the federal deficit was 39 trillion dollars and that Johnson was part of that growth. Johnson was well prepared throughout, but he didn’t say anything that really set him apart from the others. The three (not Doeden) squabbled about the property/sales tax bills, but each got into the weeds and forgot to that voters need simple messaging points that resonate. I also agree that the Trump question and Noem question were poorly chosen by the moderators…neither were relevant to South Dakota’s future as framed.
Free money to be made on Rhoden contracts over at Kalshi. Just saying!
The 4 candidates spoke to their factions.
Dusty: moderate, economic development
Larry: traditional gop conservative, not offensive to anyone. Doesn’t rock the boat
Jon: movement conservative, activist,
Toby: outsider, businessman, maga
I would guess that most of the undecideds will fall into the Dusty/Larry Hoppers and they will split that vote, which falls into Dusty’s favor. Jon and Toby spoke to their base and I don’t think they won everyone over outside of that.
If you think revenues were scary this year, I can’t imagine what a Hansen administration will look like. We would be in trouble. He will take your tax payer dollars and pay for his 6 kids private school education. That was clear after the debate when he said on day 1 he will expand funding for school choice. It is obvious that he’s never run a business with his “head in the sand” let the free market dictate outcomes. Most business owners know that they must try to gain a tactical advantage through pricing and incentives for consumers to win over business from their competitors, no matter if you are a billion dollar business or 1 of 2 gas stations in Kadoka, SD. I’m not sure why he thinks running a state would is not a business. At least this is where Toby understand market competitiveness, creativity, and dealings. Hansen has absolutely no vision or plan for the state. Our neighboring states will love a Hansen administration.
Doeden seems to understand creativity alright lol
Dan Ahlers won after this debate. Period!
Regarding the debate performance tonight:
Rhoden was about equal with expectations in terms of his style and delivery. He exceeded expectations when compared to his fundraising efforts thus far.
Dusty was about equal or slightly below expectations for style. He way under preformed in light of his fundraising superiority.
Doeden met expectations as a no-substance blowhard. He exceeded expectations compared to his fundraising – which he will always do as a self-funded candidate.
Hanson was about equal on style. Exceeded expectations of his Pizza Ranch fundraising efforts.
Amongst all the stupidity, Doeden repeats one true statement. Dusty has a ceiling in the polls. Some like him, some don’t. But for a guy who promotes himself as the go-getter, policy wonk, problem solver, he was reserved. His calculation was “don’t screw up.” He didn’t make any big moves or statements, no big attacks. Nothing memorable.
Rhoden struggles to get traction, like he always has, as a rancher from Union Center. If you meet him, you like him. While Dusty can come across a bit plastic, Larry’s the real deal.
Add 50 pounds and a bigger bank account, and Doeden is just a reincarnation of Stace Nelson.
Hanson, I mean, he never really had a plan. He’s been waiting to win the political lottery and it hasn’t happened. He’s on track to finish with less than 10% and a 2-3 figure campaign account, or he abandons the governors race and announces for AG at the convention.
Hmm. Sorry Dusty was “too calculated” “too safe” for you this week at the debate. I infer you thought he wasted chances to place himself far above the others. You mention a “ceiling” that Dusty might not rise past.
It’s not an accident at all that we had Trump and Noem questions at this debate, and they were welcome by most viewers, save for the few here who wanted a whole hour of eminent domain, property tax elimination and lactation.
Why welcome? Because all four candidates have hit a constant ceiling caused by Trump. We’re in an uncertain and turbulent era, caused chiefly by Trump.
Trump lost to Biden in 2020. None of these four will say that into a microphone because of the consequences. Trump demands they pretend he WON and Biden stole it, though no evidence supports it. Yet Trump did lose.
Trump the loser benefitted from thousands of angry MAGA who stormed the Congress on Jan 6 2021, to halt Biden’s certification and have Trump reinstalled somehow. It really happened, but under the ruse of a “stolen” election, these four Republicans can only talk about the freed Jan 6 patriots, and not the wrongly-pardoned Jan 6 criminals, which they truly are.
Trump inaugurated tariffs, mostly funded by money from the American people through higher prices. Taxing. He unilaterally started a war costing untold billions of dollars, he accepts gifts and grift like no law ever allowed. HE is the tax-and-spend nightmare that the GOP always accused the Democrats of being, and these four candidates will never say a PEEP about it for fear of the consequences.
SO we had a question about Donald Trump and some snowflakes thought it was silly to have it. The question IS important – it is asked by viewers, either to let them display their Trump loyalty, OR it is asked to provoke, to see if even one will peek around the mask and utter a truth.
This is where we are in our politics.
This is why our former allies have deserted us.
Aloysius, KELO even showed a list of the top issues in their poll, with the economy listed as the #1 issue among 35% of the respondents. “Threats to democracy” was identified by 13%, Housing affordability by 13%, and Education was listed by 11%
Trump’s personality and Noem’s job performance did not make the list, . Neither did data centers, although that issue does go with the economy.
If Trump is living in your head rent-free that’s your problem. Trump is not foremost in the minds of 72% of the KELO poll respondents..
For “economic worries” and “threats to democracy”, Donald Trump is the prime driver of both. My point stands. He doesn’t live in my head, he lives in everyone’s face on every tv and computer screen, every disease reintroduced, every new corpse in Iran, every hour, every day.
If he’s living in your head every hour, every day, you need to seek help.
He’s not in my head, he’s out in the whole world. Your adhd needs help.
the “threats to democracy” one was probably evenly split between the people who think the 2020 election was stolen and the “No Kings” crowd, The Sore Losers’ Club. They are just flip sides of the same coin. In South Dakota, I suspect the election integrity issue is driven more by the people concerned about voter fraud than about Presidential Executive Orders.
As for respondents who said “the economy” is number one, without more details, we can’t be sure what they think is wrong. Low wages? High prices? Inflation??
One thing I have noticed when you ask someone a question like this, you need to press for details.
People will tell you they prefer a candidate “because of his policies.” When you ask “Which policies?” they can’t answer. Crickets.
“The economy” is a waste-basket response to “what are the issues” too.
If you press, “what’s wrong with the economy?” you are unlikely to get a response. They just thought saying “the economy” was an intelligent answer.
As for housing affordability, THAT is more specific. You will likely get details about how hard it is to find housing, not enough rental units, overpriced single-family homes, excessive property taxes, that sort of thing.
Then, “education.” There’s the faction that wants to spend more money and the faction that wants to improve the quality and they are not necessarily the same people.
This whole nation is stuck until the Trump thing is resolved somehow. We’re still looking for some sign of life or glimmer of awareness from the GOP in Congress.
polls have been identifying “the economy” as the number one issue voters have cared about since the Hoover administration. Maybe during WWII, voters were more concerned about something else. But “the economy” is always right up there.
Concerns about “the economy” will not go away when Trump leaves office.
As long as some people have more money than others, the people who don’t have as much as other people are going to complain.
Give a man a fish, and he’ll complain because you didn’t give him another.
Give him a gallon of milk, he’ll complain you didn’t give him the cow.
the school lunch thing is classic: the government gave the families SNAP benefits and they complained that meant they had to plan and pack lunches for their kids to take to school.
We have gone from supplying low income families with free food to having to prepare their meals for them
SMH
Billionaires caused turmoil, and your answer is to punch down on the poorest people. Sadly typical.
You maga-bots are TDS and Te De Ous. The USA of the Clinton, Obama and Biden eras was a vigorous dynamic and complex force for good in the world, despite Neocon corporate skunkery at every turn. This USA, Trump’s USA, is new. It’s empty, hollowed out, and just nasty. Our former allies see it and want nothing to do with it. It’s on you.