I totally forgot about this tidbit of information until someone reminded me about it last night. I first want to clarify, this is something that was told to me by someone ‘in the know’ not sure if it is true, but I am putting it out there just to see if anyone else heard about it.
Mike Huether considered running for governor before running for mayor.
I guess some connected SD Democratic party people put feelers out their for him to see if he would be a viable candidate, and at the end of the day, they found he had no name recognition, only a 79% interest rate 🙂
Is there anything wrong with Mike running for governor? Hell no, in fact I wish he would have. What I find interesting is his hypocrisy (if this is true) on running for mayor. He has told people in several interviews that it was his life long dream to run for the mayor of Sioux Falls (and or political office).
So which is it Mike? Mayor or Governor?
If Mike becomes our next mayor he has to realize, pulling a Palin and quitting mid-term is unacceptable. So if you really want to be mayor, I say go for it, but you better be honest about your intentions. Our next council is already gonna be a circus, we need a ring leader who will focus on what is best for the people, not what is best for Mike’s political future.