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Posts tagged as “Larry Pressler”

Freaky Friday: Liberal Blogger on Belfrage; Repub-Indy at Democratic Forum

Sioux Falls will be popping with provocative political discourse tomorrow. Greg Belfrage has invited me converse with him on KELO-AM Friday morning at 8:20 a.m. about petition law, public discourse, and South Dakota's Senate campaign. Sioux Falls commuters, watch out…

How Crowded Would You Like Your Ballot, Mr. Weiland?

Tom Lawrence gives Rick Weiland more cause for hope, identifying national historical precedent for a crowded ballot leading to a win for a presumed underdog in a one-to-one race. While Democrat Weiland enjoys easy sailing through spring with no primary…

Nelson Challenges Weak Rhoden Signature Count; Pressler in Big!

The undercard: Stace Nelson is challenging Larry Rhoden's paltry signature count. Pat Powers seethes that Nelson is beating up on a "Fellow Republican," but come on! Nelson and Rhoden aren't playing tiddlywinks. Rhoden invited a challenge with his anemic petition…

Chuck Todd: Mike Rounds “Slight”

If I wrote headlines the way Pat Powers writes headlines, that's how I'd summarize Chuck Todd's interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rick Weiland this week. Actually, Todd called Republican candidate Mike Rounds the "slight favorite in the general election."…

Larry Pressler, the Twenty-Percent Solution for Rick Weiland?

Kevin Woster reports on a fun twist in South Dakota political history. He finds that Ted Muenster, a Democrat who tried to unseat Larry Pressler from the Senate in 1990, has been gathering signatures for Pressler to run as an…

Weiland Ties Rounds in Yankton Online Poll

The Yankton Press and Dakotan conducted an online poll Thursday. Skipping the baloney, they went right to the question of whom voters would support in a three-way Senate race. The results show a tantalizing three-way split: Mike Rounds 34.7% Rick…