Posted on 05/17/2004 11:02:35 PM PDT by KQQL
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more info on the sd race:
GOP has spend $ 2 million on ads , mailers etc.
Also, Larry has run a good campaign, but 20-25% republicans in
SD still don't want to vote for a rwpublican , which means Larrry needs a miracle or change of heart by the republican voters by june1,2004 if is to win
I never quite understood why SD continues to elect such radicals to high office, especially the United States Senate, when it is considered to be a generally conservative, Plains state.
I think Ramesh Ponnuru, or one of the other writers for National Review, wrote an article trying to explain this phenomenon, claiming that the reason the state always sent extremely liberal, big government Democrats to the U.S. Senate was because of its belief in federal entitlements, especially farm subsidies.
Princess Stephanie saw this as a trend to hang her hat on, and has come off as lightweight, thin-skinned, and presumptuous. She led big early, and decided to go on cruise control. And the moment a Diedrich ad came out, claimed he was being mean. SoDaks like nice, but they don't want to elect a victim either. DAMN, but this is cool stuff. I think she still has an edge, but things have gotten remarkably brighter.
Keep in mind also, I do not believe that this special election will garner NEARLY the Native American turnout that we saw in 2002. In this special election, it's not going to happen, she does not have the resources and team to do it. In 2002, the dems knew the leadership of the senate was on the line, so they sent in armies, not gonna happen now cuz they know they're not getting the house back anytime soon.
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