[maryz]

The Farm Bill (aka farm welfare) is huge. Also the influx (or lack thereof) of federal money after the draught last summer was a big campaign issue.

And SD remains a poor state -- or at least one with a lot of poor people. As I understand those federal bail-outs, the money goes to the big lenders and the big farmers. Well, I guess it's like the blacks continually voting Dem (though that seems to be changing -- slowly): what do the Dems actually do for them -- those who get ahead do it by their own hard work, helped when the economy is pretty good.

[mwl1]

Exciting finish to a Hell of a night... both races.

And I want them both.

[AppyPappy]

It's the same way in Louisiana. But the Repubs have the Senate, we may have a chance there if Bush and Lott can get there and make some promises.