U.S. Senate candidate Stace Nelson posts a video testimonial from his Legislative colleague Rep. Dan Kaiser:
It's the usual Stace Nelson line: constituents, Constitution, government burdensome and inappropriate, and a "clear defined vision of what America has been, what it should be, and where we go into the future and how to accomplish all of that." Note the emphasis on has been, which I invite challengers to morph into an accusation that Rep. Nelson or Rep. Kaiser (pick your race) says America is a has-been.
Note also that Rep. Kaiser gives his campaign pitch from the floor of the House of Representatives. As we discussed back when Kristi Noem was shooting campaign vid-selfies from her Capitol office, statute offers to explicit prohibition against using the sacred halls of democracy to produce campaign images. The Legislature's rules on decorum include a provision allowing the use of chambers for campaign photographs.
Now if only there were a joint rule requiring campaign videos to talk about specifics and substance.
Have any of the other legislators spoken for any of the other candidates on the Republican side, including their other fellow legislator, Rhoden?
Nelson's pal Rep. Lance Russell endorsed Stace last May, before Stace had made anything official. Rep. May did a video like Kaiser's for Stace.
I don't see any legislators on Mike Rounds's video endorsement page, but he does have State Treasurer Rich Sattgast and former Congressman Clint Roberts.
Maybe more important than videos are campaign contributions. Rhoden has cash from former Senator Alan Aker, former Ag Sec Walt Bones, Rep. Les Heinemann, Sen. Ryan Maher, Rep. Hal Wick, and Rep. Dean Wink.
Anyone care to check the other FEC reports? Skip Bosworth's: I guarantee she has no cash from any South Dakota legislators.