Sibby on Senate Majority Leader Knudson & the MAINstream anchor.
Read it all here.Knudson’s agenda was that of the Sioux Falls Country Club Republican agenda, as the true South Dakota Republicans shot down the property tax and the 4.3 % education funding plans. Knudson did successfully get the technical school governance plan through, but fellow Country Club Republican has threatened to veto that.
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In conculsion, these Country Club Republicans tried to fool us by saying they are "mainstream". But the 2007 South Dakota session proved that they are for big government so that they can line their big business pockets with taxpayers’ money. They attacked small schools, small Daycares, and small family farms and ranches. These Country Club Republicans can hardly be considered mainstream. It is time for a coalition of the small people to stand up to the interests of these Country Club Republicans as they marry up with the big government Democrats. This needs to be done to save the Republican Party.
It must have been just coincidence that I was talking with another Republican today on the very topic of the Majority Leader. It's getting to be pretty common knowledge (especially after the Kranz Article) that Senator Knudson's name is being floated around for Governor, and that former GOP State Party Chairman Joel Rosenthal appears to be an early supporter.
But what else am I hearing? My sources swear up and down that the word on the street is that "supposedly" the Republican version of Benedict Arnold, Former Senator Stan Adelstein, has committed his full support to Knudson in the race and isn't afraid to talk about it.
This shouldn't come as a surprise if he's truly backing Knudson. Why? Don't forget he was a founding member of the MAINstream coalition. Ed Olson, Stan Adelstein, Royal "Mac" McCracken, J.P. Duniphan, Duane Sutton, Tom Dempster and Dave Knudson were counted as some of the mainstream founders in an article in the Rapid City Journal.
Now, despite Kranz's article regarding Knudson making conservative overtures with his vote on the Sutton affair (which is crap, because it wasn't a conservative/liberal issue, it was a right..wrong issue), the collective beliefs and the votes the mainstreamers partnered on are going to be severely problematic in a Republican primary situation.
Mainstreamers might *and that's might* be able to have general election voters look past shared beliefs on issues such as being vociferously pro-choice, and in favor of allowing gay marriage in the state, but within the conservative enclave of the GOP primary, some of those positions they've taken are campaign killers.
In a Republican primary, there's a reason the most conservative candidates win. Because the most conservative Republicans vote.
I think that Knudson's challenge, if he wishes to run for Governor, will be to try to shed the liberalism of the MAINstream coalition he helped found. And as candidates in the last primary we had discovered, the MAINstream anchor is a heavy anchor around your neck to try to lift off.
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Just like they did Stan. Just like they did Sutton. The only one that doesn't hold is Duniphan, but, really, no Dem will ever win in District 33 because it's been geRRymandered.
But, yeah. I'm all for Schoenbeck taking out Knudson in the primary.
Paves the way for Scotty H. to be our next Gov. YOOOOUBEEETCHA.
Unless, of course, Micheals runs. Then Micheals wins. If Micheals runs, Michaels wins.
I'd sure like to see Eric Bouge enter the mix again, though. He's a lawyer, does that automatically make him a candidate for A.G.?
All I know is Bogue should be back in the mix.
Hmmm. It's all moot anyway. Rounds is going to run for Senate - and he'll get more national funding per capita than any other candidate in the nation.
Then Danny D. will get a chance in the big chair.
But, he broke the tie on the smoking ban. He's a nanny stater.
I wish Sibby would run as a Libertarian. Of course, he'd have to admit he was a Libertarian first. In any event, it would make for some funny quotes in the paper, and I wouldn't have to drudge through his rantings on his website to get a chuckle from his knothead one-liners.
Hhhhm. Of course, this could all be speculation at this point.
Don't forget how Scott has ticked off many in political circles already. Would Scott run as a Democrat or Republican? Probably whatever one is more popular at that time.
Everyone knows why Scott is running for office...himself.
Sounds like G.W . and Cheney
A pox on both their houses as neither can pour pi$$ out of a boot with the directions imprinted upon the heel.
That is not so funny and not a good thing to say or do!!!!!
Does tho really mean what tho says?
In fact, in South Dakota, you have to dumb-down to the people it seems. I mean heck read some of the comments on this blog. Many of the people that commment on this blog are idiots--people who vote and you have to dumb-down to in order to get their vote. "I Like Mike" their bumpersticker might say. Ask them why they like Mike and who knows what kind of answer you'll get. It surely won't pertain to policy issues.
Knudson is a policy wonk. He's not flashy or media-attention-seeking. He calls it how it sees it.
I'd love to see a debate between Sibby and the "Country Club Republican" (Knudson). Maybe the "driveby media" would show up and report that Sibby got his rear end handed to him.
For 2010, the GOP needs to look at Daugaard or Michels. Or both.
Conservatives are going to be backing Lee Schoenbeck, because he's the only one who knows what it's going to take to win. Daugaard might be the only other legitimate one in the hunt, but he's to close to Rounds.
Lee has been out helping candidates on his own time, and his own dime for several cycles now, while Randy "Feedsack" and the other minions follow commands of "do not help" certain Republians from on high.
Let the lefties talk about who their only electable candidate will be. Schoenbeck will leave them all in his dust after the June primary.
And just a question - is it really a problem to be "too close" to a governor with a 75% approval rating who was just overwhelmingly reelected?
oh, about none.
insert-Schoenbeck, Michels, Knudson
remove-Daugard
Dennis is a good man. I know him personally, but I think he has a job that is far more important than governor that will keep him from seeking that office. If you don't know what I'm talking about, ask someone. I also don't think he cares to seek higher office. The only three names I've heard mentioned, seriously mentioned, are the three stated above. In addition, I agree with the above statement that Schoenbeck will be the candidate that appeals to the primary voters in the GOP. He is a limited government, social conservative. The Mainstream thing is a big negative to Knudson.
I don't think Daugaard is the only one that has a chance, but Daugaard would be incredibly tough to beat in a statewide race.
anon 11:53
You said, "Daugaard might be the only other legitimate one in the hunt, but he's to close to Rounds." like that is a bad thing. Did you see the election results from this past cycle?