CNN correspondent Dana Bash noted how cordial—heck, downright friendly—Rick Weiland, Larry Pressler, and Gordon Howie are to each other as they compete for the U.S. Senate seat. During breaks in a KSOO radio forum last week, the candidates chatted about…
Posts tagged as “Ken Santema”
Blog compatriot Ken Santema is running for State Treasurer as a Libertarian. I could in good conscience vote for Santema. He knows his numbers, and his current effort to produce the most reasonable and original conservative reporting in the state…
I'm working on an interview with Eric Leggett, Independent candidate for District 15 House in Sioux Falls. Leggett is also the first announced speaker at the South Dakota Libertarian Party convention. Leggett says he's not sure yet what he'll pack…
Ken Santema puts serious miles on his car and keyboard to provide detailed coverage of the candidates forum held at Oglala Lakota College in Kyle last week. Well done, Ken! Among Santema's newsworthy observations: Four out of five of South…
The Rounds for Senate campaign paid Republican blogger Pat Powers $2,136 for advertising during the third quarter of 2013. According to Rounds's Q3 FEC report, Team Rounds paid Powers's Dakota Campaign Store $636 on August 17 and $1,500 on September…
Rep. Stace Nelson's campaign team announcement raises an interesting side question about the independence and reliability of the blogosphere. Included on Nelson's mostly homegrown 30-person team is Libertarian blogger Ken Santema from Aberdeen, who dutifully runs that press release with…
Aberdeen blogger Ken Santema declares current Secretary of State Jason Gant unfit for service. He says Gant has demonstrated an inability to carry out two primary responsibilities of his office, chief elections officer and top notary public. He notes that…
Hmmm... maybe Rick Weiland should contribute.... South Dakota Blogosphere colleague Ken Santema is pounding the drum for Rep. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) to poop or get off the pot (well, poop mostly): About a week ago it was announced that South…