Note to SDGOP: better keep looking for that Herseth challenger.
I was continuing my investigation into how some of these Republican Congressional hopefuls are shaping up, and it's looking like Butte County State's Attorney Jim Seward is going to be a no go for the South Dakota Congressional race, despite some encouraging reports I had gotten recently.
It certainly looks like Jim is committed - but it's to his wife and family after spending a tour in Afghanistan. Best of luck to him, and he certainly exhibits the qualities that got him recognized as a GOP contender in that race. (He would have had my vote).
I have not dug up an e-mail for Tim Amdahl yet to find out if he' s serious on the congressional race, so there will likely be more to come on that one. In looking at how he performed in 2002, he came in third in that race with Janklow and Pressler leading him:
It's entirely possible that the party may be looking to him as our "go to guy" in that race. As I mentioned before, Tim knows how to campaign and win on a statewide level, having done so in 1986. I haven't heard word one out of the "Tom Bixler" camp and we're moving into Lincoln Day Dinner season - the time when Republican candidates are expected to show their faces around South Dakota. If Tom can't or won't do it, he might as well hang it up right now.
With one candidate rumored to be considering the race, and another one who has announced remaining inactive, we might have to check and see what Bert Tollefson is doing nowadays.
*update for the Bert fans out there* (At least all 1311 of them)
I took this photo of Bert at the GOP National Convention.
If I was going to be the only one to lug a good camera to the event, by God I'm going to milk these pictures for all I can.
It certainly looks like Jim is committed - but it's to his wife and family after spending a tour in Afghanistan. Best of luck to him, and he certainly exhibits the qualities that got him recognized as a GOP contender in that race. (He would have had my vote).
I have not dug up an e-mail for Tim Amdahl yet to find out if he' s serious on the congressional race, so there will likely be more to come on that one. In looking at how he performed in 2002, he came in third in that race with Janklow and Pressler leading him:
| Bert Tollefson, Jr. | Larry Pressler | Tim Amdahl | Roger Hunt | William J. Janklow |
| 1311 | 29992 | 10593 | 7799 | 60575 |
| 1.19% | 27.20% | 9.61% | 7.07% | 54.93% |
It's entirely possible that the party may be looking to him as our "go to guy" in that race. As I mentioned before, Tim knows how to campaign and win on a statewide level, having done so in 1986. I haven't heard word one out of the "Tom Bixler" camp and we're moving into Lincoln Day Dinner season - the time when Republican candidates are expected to show their faces around South Dakota. If Tom can't or won't do it, he might as well hang it up right now.
With one candidate rumored to be considering the race, and another one who has announced remaining inactive, we might have to check and see what Bert Tollefson is doing nowadays.
*update for the Bert fans out there* (At least all 1311 of them)
I took this photo of Bert at the GOP National Convention.If I was going to be the only one to lug a good camera to the event, by God I'm going to milk these pictures for all I can.
Comments
Is that (Fall River County States Attorney) Lance Russell talking to Bert at the 2004 GOP National Convention? It's time for Lance to either run for the Pennington County States Attorney position or run for Attorney General in 2010.
Is that (Fall River County States Attorney) Lance Russell talking to Bert in the picture at the 2004 GOP National Convention? It's time for Lance to run either for the Pennington County States Attorney position or South Dakota Attorney General in 2010. Even though I live in Sioux Falls, Lance would have my support for either race.
Second,pick someone who will work hard, come accross well in public and not scare the ever living shi* out of others. For all his faults, Rounds does this. Somehow, Thune is able to still do this.
Lastly, be realistic. Rounds got elected due to a confluence of events most of which where completely out of his control but that he at least recognized. Herseth would be tough for the best up and comer and I have yet to see any names on this blog of who that individual would be other than for a race in an unwatched constitutional office or for fall river states attorney.
There are some guys/gals out there, for some reason they dance around the edge and wait for the easy shot. Who wants to fall on their sword for the party in this case? Ron Schmidt is retired.