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Posts tagged as “Matt Varilek”

Scandal! SDGOP Exec Drinks Gin!

Snow days evidently drive me to lower my standards to those of the Republican spinsters with whom I share the South Dakota blogosphere. But at least they don't drive me to drink! A few months ago, Pat Powers found it…

Poll Finds Noem-Rounds Primary Would Be Close; GOP Spinster in Denial

Public Policy Polling offers some support to the Displaced Plainsman's thesis that the SDGOP propaganda machine is hyping a possible 2014 Democratic primary battle for Senator Tim Johnson's seat to keep our attention away from the real party-wrecker that could…

Vote for Experience: Varilek for Senate 2014!

So I'm driving home yesterday from building boxes for the middle school play, fretting over whom we Dems should nominate from our seemingly thin bench for the various statewide offices up for grabs in 2014. Stephanie, Brendan. Brendan, Stephanie.... And…

Four Things I Got Wrong in 2012

When people ask why I blog, one of the reasons I give is the challenge of writing on the public highwire. One of the best ways to improve your writing is to do it every day in front of a…

Marking Voters Sandbagged Noem 2010, Cushioned Noem 2012

I had fun giving Bob Mercer heck for his purely speculative September hypothesis that the folks who voted for B. Thomas Marking in 2010 decided that election and could have decided this year's House race. I long maintained that there…