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Posts tagged as “Mike Myers”

Can Myers Find Opportunity Among Hubbel and Lowe Voters?

Hey, remember that Mike Myers guy? Yeah, the Independent running for Governor. Myers and I had a good policy talk in April, but the partisan primary excitement has kept him from getting much media attention. Well, the primary's done. If…

Getting Past the Pushups: Myers Talks Policy

My first face-to-face encounter with Independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Myers, like that with a certain illegitimate U.S. Senate candidate, did not go well. When I walked into the Sioux Falls Democratic Forum Friday, Myers was there, talking with Democratic gubernatorial…

Hubbel-Myers Press Conference: Nothing New But Nullification

Mike Myers made the ballot on time, but not his press conference. The now-official Independent gubernatorial candidate was supposed to spend an hour with Republican gubernatorial candidate Lora Hubbel telling the press about corruption in South Dakota. He arrived nearly…

Myers Push-up Stunt Stalls Running Mate Announcement

I am about to commit the sin of which I accuse others: talking baseball and production values instead of political substance. The Mike Myers for Governor campaign posts video of the candidate's early announcement of his newly Independent running mate,…

Rounds Defends EB-5 Program: South Dakota Too Poor to Do Without

U.S. Senate candidate Marion Michael Rounds isn't afraid to talk about the EB-5 visa investment program. He says South Dakota is so poor that we can't afford to do without it: "Personally, I hope they continue the EB-5 program," Rounds,…

Myers Supports “Any Willing Provider” as Health Care Trust-Buster

I'm undecided and taking input on the "any willing provider" initiative. Independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Myers obliges with commentary that matches a sentiment I've heard in my comment section: we need an "any willing provider" to challenge monopoly power in…