Seems Pitty broke some interesting news today;
Not making any assumptions, but if I had to pick a Lt. Governor, former Legislator/former SF City Councilwoman Christine Erickson would be on my short list as a “get.”
No surprise here, I heard her LOBBYIST job isn’t going so hot, so Christine is looking for an out. Lt. Gov is a full-time position. This would set Christine up for running for mayor, and since the governorship will end in two years, it would be easy to run for mayor. I guess there is worse people . . . 🙁
I was actually happy to see Thune get majority leader, I don’t think he will put up with Trump’s crap. I think you are going to see a ton of Republican lawmakers push back on the insanity, and now they control all 4 houses of government and soon the Federal Reserve.
I expect Rhoden to run for re-election with his then LG.
If the punter, I mean the kicker, becomes LG, then her eyes will be on the governorship “someday” and not the SF mayor’s office.
I, too, was glad that Thune won. I even prayed for it.
South Dakotans are positioning for some rather powerful positions in our federal government. AND, now that Trump has picked Matt Gaetz for AG, then what post is South Dakota native Paul Erickson going to get? Frankly, I wouldn’t put it past Trump.
AND, as I have said before, if Rounds runs in ’26, then what are Dusty and Paul going to do? #PaulsonPleaseHelp!!
( and Woodstock adds: “Say, are there really enough MAGA female attorneys under the age of 26 for Matt to have become Federal District Attorneys?”…. ( ….. “Oh, wait a minute, that would be the case if DiCaprio was running the Justice Department”…. ( ….. “But for Matt, well,…. yah but…. can you become an attorney at age 15 or 16?” …. )))
“Say, maybe Trump can appoint Erickson (not Christine) to be like a Special Envoy to Russian Sparrows, huh?’…..
Keep in mind, too, that when the MAGA forces at the 2022 South Dakota Republican State Convention booted the then-Republican Secretary of State for renomination, that Jackley only got 52% of the vote at that convention, and Rhoden’s renomination as Lt. Gov. was saved by a personal plea by Noem to the convention goers. So, the irony is that the MAGA crowd entertained the idea of stopping Rhoden’s renomination, yet the ultimate MAGA individual, that being Trump, through his nomination of Noem to be the HS Secretary, has now elevated a person possibly to the South Dakota governorship that South Dakota’s MAGA crowd really didn’t have any time for. #ThanksALotTrump
Frankly, all of this is just another example of how stupid and fxcked up the entire MAGA movement really is. Because, they really don’t know if their ass is bored or punched.
Scott, remember, the L.T Governor is not chosen by popular vote, so he would not be guaranteed his choice for Lt. Govt in 2026. While the Governor is chosen by popular vote in the Primary among Republican voters, those elected Precinct Committee men and women chosen in the primary would then go to the State Republican Convention to vote for, and choose their choice for L.T Governor, Auditor, Secretary of State, Public Land and School Commissioner, and Attorney General. Those men and women will determine whether to choose Christine Erickson or someone else. This Republican Statewide Convention would take place sometime between July 1, 2026 and August 1, 2026, enough time to place the chosen L.T Governor on the ballot. Remember in 2022, the Precinct Men and Women were attempting to get rid of Larry Roden, by choosing Steve Haagard, but the estabnlished party members had just enough votes to push Mr Roden over the top. In 2026, keep in mind, the “America First, Patriot Men and Women” are slowly grabbing more power within the party, leading me to believe, ‘we’ would be able to split up that Roden and Erickson ticket. Christine Erickson would have to prove her loyalty to the America First, Trump Movement in 2026. Having served in the Minnehaha County Precinct Committee since 2022, I can assure you, if Larry Roden hand picks his own choice, that ‘we’ will vote for someone else. So it is huge, that the Precinct Committeemen and Women work closely with their fellow voters to nominate possible candidates for L.T Governor between now and May 2026. Many of the S.D Counties are well organized enough today, to sweep into the L.T Governor Office someone that best represents their growing interests.
Mike has further proven how the SD GOP has become two political parties thanks to the absence of a credible Democratic Party in SD.
Oh, and it’s “Rhoden” and not “Roden”, or are you suggesting “rodent”?
AND, Mike, here’s some intel for you and your 1776 blue coat comrades who like to stick a feather in your cap and call it macaroni. I believe during the 2014 Republican senate primary in SD that it became known that Rhoden used to be a Democrat and had once contributed to Daschle. 🙂 (I’m so devilish at times…. 😉 )
it’s insane to think that any political candidate will have to prove their loyalty to mike z and his “america first patriots”. i can’t wait for the new McCarthy hearings.
I always get second hand embarrassment whenever someone proclaims themself a “patriot”. And, of course, anybody who doesn’t ape their opinions is automatically anti-American.
The real patriots are the men and women who serve in the armed forces and defend our nation. And the millions of men and women who fought – or contributed to the fight – against an Austrian-born lunatic who slithered his way to the top and became the leader of Nazi Germany, and then defeated an Imperialist Paper Tiger in the Pacific. They are the true patriots who defeated tyranny and oppression. Today’s “patriots” are nothing more than charlatans, worshipping a morally bankrupt orange-colored buffon who will destroy this country as we know it. Thune will bend over and let Trump have his way.
“Thune will bend over and let Trump have his way”….
I agree, but Thune was still better than the other two Republican enablers who ran for the majority post.
As far as Thune bending over, do you mean like how he disowned himself from Trump in October of 2016 when the Access Hollywood tape came out, but then about 10 days later, he was on the Trump train again?
Thune has no spine, but he’s still my favorite Vichy Republican…. 🙂
( and Woodstock adds: “Yup, at this point in the game everyone needs to pick their favorite Vichy Republican, but mine is probably Dusty….. AND, with everyone going France now days, I mean French, did you see where Dua left Country for French?….. It’s a trend, I guess”….. 🙂 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjx5kv05x3A