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Posts tagged as “Matt Varilek”

Varilek Works Wacipi Vote with Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate

Matt Varilek spent the weekend hanging out with warriors at the 145th Annual Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Wacipi at Agency Village: Varilek said a few words to the crowd, joined the Sissteon Wahpeton in ceremony, and visited with numerous Dakota neighbors.…

Noem Family Draws $68,549 in Farm Subsidies in 2011

In today's farm subsidy report, we learn that small-government Congresswoman Kristi Noem's family continues to rake in federal cash for her vaunted family farm. According to the Environmental Working Group, the Noem-Arnold Racota Valley Ranch took in $68,549 in farm…

Herseth Sandlin Makes Fundraising Pitch for Varilek; Barth on Board

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,…

Potpourri! Digital Campaigns Up, Gas Prices Down, Wages Stink

Too many tabs: time to clear the queue! "Digital is no longer part of the campaign; it is the campaign." Politico reports that Team Obama is marshaling a huge advantage in data resources over what it did in 2008. Team…

Noem Absent from First Year of Agriculture Committee Transcripts

Matt Varilek is pushing Rep. Kristi Noem on her chronic committee-skipping... with evidence. Team Varilek has launched a new website, SilentKristi.com, that documents the statements that John Thune, Bill Janklow, Stephanie Herseth (no Sandlin then), and Kristi Noem placed on…

Bumper Sticker Wars: Varilek vs. Noem, Obama vs. Boehner?

Oh, ya wanna play bumper sticker, do ya? Mount Blogmore chuckles over this anti-Varilek submission from the South Dakota Republican Party's graphic design intern: DWC snorts its approval; Bob Newland responds a bit more fantastically: Not bad, Bob, but I…

Reich Backs Varilek, Refutes Barth/Noem/GOP on Bush Tax Cuts

We Dems have our nominee, Matt Varilek, to take down Kristi Noem this November. One of the few major policy issues that differentiated Varilek from his primary challenger, Jeff Barth, was extending the Bush tax cuts. Varilek says we need…

GOP Beats Dems in SD Primary Turnout: November Doom?

The South Dakota primary produced dozens of interesting numbers. Let's zero in on three telling numbers: Total voter turnout: 21.11% GOP turnout: 25.16% Dem/Ind turnout: 17.79% Now let's start with a caveat: the Secretary of State's numbers are a bit…