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Madison’s Amy Shan One of Three South Dakota Presidential Scholars

Once again, the South Dakota media drop Madison into a black hole. On Tuesday, the AP reported that two South Dakota students, Pierre Riggs senior Tessa H. Myren and Sioux Falls Washington senior Micah C. Shaffer, are among this year's…

Varilek Makes Debate Video Available to Public; Noem Does Not

Matt Varilek and Rep. Kristi Noem hit the airwaves for their first statewide broadcast debate on SDPB in mere minutes! Whoo-hoo! Time to max out my Twitter quota again! Noem has deigned to face Varilek in open debate on three…

Biden Debates Ryan: The October Surprise?

Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan debate the future of the Republic in just a few minutes. I'll be watching and snarking a bit on Twitter; I welcome your kibbitzing as well! The three things I'd get a…

Noem and Varilek Debate for Sioux Falls Paper: A Synopsis!

Princess Kristi Noem deigned to sit down with dragon-lady-slayer Matt Varilek to answer hard questions on Monday. In a conversation with staff from that Sioux Falls paper, Rep. Noem and challenger Varilek discussed, among other things, the deficit, the Farm…

Noem’s Arrogance: My Words Need Not Connect with Reality… or Voters

I noted in my Thursday post on Matt Varilek's on-target criticism of Rep. Kristi Noem's dereliction of duty that our lone Congresswoman this week turned down yet another important debate with her Democratic challenger. She doesn't have time to come…

Three District 6 Debates on; Where is Democrat Michael Jauron?

Scott Ehrisman posts an e-mail exchange indicating that most of the Legislative candidates in District 6 are cool with three debates. Contrary to my initially erroneous and unfairly maligning post last week, Tea Republican Senate candidate Ernie Otten is willing…

PUC Candidates Field Wildly Biased Coal Question at State Fair Debate

Hey, look at that! Public Utilities Commission candidate Nick Nemec posted the complete video of last Saturday's State Fair PUC candidates' debate in Huron, South Dakota: Now the South Dakota Farmers Union hosted this debate, so according to Rep. Kristi…