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Four Things I Got Wrong in 2012

By caheidelberger on 2013.01.06

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…

Herseth Sandlin Makes Fundraising Pitch for Varilek; Barth on Board

By caheidelberger on 2012.06.26

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin chose not to join Senator Tim Johnson, Tom Daschle, and George McGovern in endorsing Matt Varilek in the Democratic primary over Jeff Barth. But with Varilek now nominated to nullify Noem, Herseth Sandlin is ready to shout,…

Barth Late in Filing Pre-Primary Campaign Finance Report

By caheidelberger on 2012.06.02

I said I'm 95% sure I'll vote for Jeff Barth Tuesday. That number can go down. If I'm going to give Secretary Gant a hard time for his tardiness, I must do the same to Jeff Barth. Pre-primary campaign finance…

Sioux Falls Paper Picks Varilek; Real Liberal Media Does Not

By caheidelberger on 2012.06.01

That Sioux Falls paper is telling us to vote for Varilek. That by itself should be enough to make me vote for Barth. As I note in my May 31 South Dakota Magazine column, I thought the Democratic primary for…

Jeff Barth Says the Magic Words: Single-Payer

By caheidelberger on 2012.05.29

Yeah, yeah, U.S. House candidate Jeff Barth can make a good campaign video. But here's a signal to us Wellstone-Kucinich-McGovern Democrats that Barth can make good policy on health care. On SDPB's South Dakota Focus last Thursday, Jeff Barth and…

Jeff Barth, Political Video Genius

By caheidelberger on 2012.05.25

Is Jeff Barth the change South Dakota Democrats have been waiting for? His new campaign video suggests he could be: Oh, that mannequin: yes, Jeff, yes! Barth's video, unlike Kristi Noem's early Texas-filmed ads in 2010, was shot entirely in…