Let’s pretend for a moment you are not following the city council races at all. Let’s also pretend that you have no idea who Jensen or Stehly is. Then you saw the story in the newspaper that Mr. Jensen raised this much money for a city council race. What would your logical question be after that? “Who is running against Mr. Jensen?†Well at this point nobody. So why on earth would anyone feel they needed to raise $64K? Even if Stehly decides to NOT run for re-election, Alex could still get a challenger. Stehly will ultimately have to make up her mind in the coming weeks. The last time I spoke to her about the issue last week, she still was undecided.
If I was a guessing man, my guess is that Stehly will run for re-election. I expect her to actually spend less than she spent last time she ran (I think it was around $8,000). Money doesn’t always bode well for votes, as Sneve pointed out in his story. You also have to remember, Stehly is popular and the incumbent. The only people that have a problem with Big ‘T’ are the Big Shots in town. You also have to expect a low voter turnout, because this is a municipal election in a NON-Mayoral run year. And when the numbers are low, that means more informed voters show up to the polls.
I have nothing personal against Mr. Jensen, I just think head to head with Big ‘T’, she is the better candidate. She has proven she will work with constituents and she really has gotten a lot of things done, even without passing ordinances. Is she loud and forceful sometimes? Sure. But you have to be; “Well behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher
There is one main reason they want Theresa gone, because she tells the public what is going on, and the big wheels in town don’t like big mouths.
The Argus asked Stehly to provide a quote for the Jensen story, and they wouldn’t print it, so here it is;
“I’m wishing the citizens a Blessed Christmas Season and asking for prayers for all elected leaders. I will continue to serve the residents with loving, positive and responsive leadership.”
And I’m sure Theresa will hold the door of the elevator at first floor and not just send it back down later.Â
I’d like to see Stehly run for state congress. I’m convinced the only way to take down unconstitutional city government is from the state level. There will be Trump backlash to thwart change.
An early forecast:
The Dems will stall Senate Impeachment until just before the election. Opra will run and be elected. Doesn’t matter whether Trump is impeached. Either way, he’s a one term president.
To have the Argus to refuse to publish Theresa’s great comment, which they requested, is totally disgusting, biased, and obviously poor journalism.
As a lapsed subscriber to the Argus, I was considering renewing. However, their bias speaks loudly and clearly. I will not be wasting my money.
The public is not stupid. The biased media in this country has lost the public’s trust and support. One more down, that being the Argus Leader.
We should encourage more funding of the Jensen campaign. Let’s hope they can break a few hundred thousand dollars of contributions, too, then hopefully they will just donate it all to the need to fill some holes with cement at the Bunker Ramp. Because it’s only fair, since that crowd is essentially responsible for the Bunker Ramp being conceived to begin with…. #LoveChild …… #ChildSupportPayments
( – and Woodstock adds: “I think the Pro-Rampers are a minority, but they do vote, however”…… )
I hope Theresa runs for her seat again as she is about the only one looking out for the citizens and is transparent. I would actually like her to run for mayor in 2022 (still cant believe we have over 2yrs left with PTH)
Alex Jensen voted for the biggest tax increase in South Dakota history.