So much for my thesis that dissatisfied Republicans could have given Matt Varilek an advantage in his challenge to Rep. Kristi Noem. If any Republicans are disappointed with No-Show Noem, they were outnumbered by GOP voters eager to affirm their…
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Wow, haven't hit that button for a while! While I continue to repair the MadvilleTimes.com database, I can't resist posting this remarkable video, in which Matt Varilek demonstrates that he's not only well-educated and well-traveled, but also bilingual: In…
That Sioux Falls paper says Congresswoman Kristi Noem has slacked off on her duty to attend committee meetings, held too few public meetings with constituents, played party-boss lapdog, enunciated no clear political philosophy of her own, and failed to represent…
The South Dakota Republican Party and Rep. Kristi Noem are receiving some national attention. Alas, it's national attention that makes them and, if we're not careful at the voting booth, South Dakota look stupid. Here's a sampling of the national…
The Sioux City Journal has endorsed Rep. Kristi Noem for a second term. That's easy for the Sioux City Journal to say; they don't have to live with Noem as their Congresswoman! What's the best the SCJ can say about…
Remember the clunky, overlong video the South Dakota Republican Party released last week to lambaste Matt Varilek for getting educated, traveling the world, and hosting parties with corndogs and beer? Oh, if only we could get video of Varilek eating…
Apparently Tim Giago prefers empty incompetence to serious policy discussion. In a Huffington Post article eagerly touted by the Republican spin machine, Giago says that even though he's had more substantive policy conversations with Matt Varilek than with Kristi Noem,…
The South Dakota Republican Party is run by a guy from Minnesota. Rep. Kristi Noem's campaign is run by a guy from Minnesota. These non-South Dakotans put together an extended video arguing that Matt Varilek isn't South Dakotan enough: Mr.…