[SoFloFreeper]

The slow creep of liberalism....statism, really, is what has allowed the fascists in the Democrat party to focus on these reliably conservative states.

[goldstategop]

Demographics in this country are changing. Once reliable Red States are turning Purple.

[ilgipper]

We’ve traditionally seen a lot of Democrat Senators through that whole region of the country despite their general Republican trends. From Nebraska to the Dakotas to Montana out west, there are no shortage of long-time Libs who somehow get elected over and over.

[ScottinVA]

I was watching this one with trepidation after Pressler decided to jump in and muck up the works.

[nhwingut]

Dems know how to play the game in red states. Run phony Indies.

[CPT Clay]

And Reps are pulling out of MI. They need to expand the battlefield.

[Beagle8U]

Not mentioned is the fact that if Rounds loses it will be to Pressler, not the RAT in the race, and Pressler will caucus with the Republicans.

[KC Burke]

The Roves and the McConnells are either active with Pressler hurting the chances of a R majority or they should get him out.

Ask again and again, why won’t they get him out?

[rellimpank]

--the Republidums are being outdone by the "boots on the ground" everywhere , IMHO-

-the SEIU, Culinary Shirkers and other unions are busily out filling out absentee ballots , digging up voters and running good pointed ads,while Rove et al, plod along, saying nothing of consequence---

[Labyrinthos]

IMHO, SD has been purple since the 1980’s. Evidence: The left-wing extremist, Tom Daschle was elected and re-elected to the US House and Senate multiple times over 26 years.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Rounds has been getting hammered in the press and by Democrats in recent months about his embracing EB-5 while governor. He hailed it as an "economic tool" to attract investment in South Dakota by foreign interests while Governor from 2003 to 2010. Democrats didn't make much political hay about it until this election cycle. If Rounds loses, it will be because of Pressler, who claims to be able to caucus with Democrats and Republicans, but when he caucused with Democrats, it was by force from the Democrat party. Why send a "has-been" back to DC? Pressler has no principles or backbone.

[Maine Mariner]

The problem is that 71 year old Larry Pressler, who lost that senate seat to Tim Johnson 18 years ago, wants “his seat back.” I would sure like to know who his financial backers are. After he lost to Johnson, Pressler did not move back to SD to live. I think he has been living on the east coast this past years.

This should have been a sure victory for the Republicans but
Pressler sure is gumming up the works.

[Vermont Lt]

Could it be the GOP never controls the message because they always run hacks? I have rarely seen a good campaign by a republican. They allow the Dems to drive the process, and they hardly ever hit back.

If we keep allowing the likes of Daschle to focus the election on abortion, we will never win.