I think you are on to something. I’m taking a wait and see approach. This ain’t over by a long shot and Ms. Noem may pull out a win yet.
It’s a very complicated issue and various court cases will show which direction legislatures should move to protect the Title IX rights granted in the federal statutes.
Colleges are the biggest wild card as huge amounts of federal dollars are at stake.
The Biden admin pulled away from supporting a Trump backed case in Conn. regarding transgender athletes.
25 states have laws on the books that ban biological males at the high school level from participating. All will be court challenged.
South Dakota like others attempted to adopt legislation to fix the issue but the challenges at the collegiate level caused many secondary schools to call for the state to take a wait and see attitude.
it’s easy to snip at any official but this isn’t a black and white issue.
Secondly, Noem has never ever hinted or expressed any desire to run for senate or national office.
Who starts that crap??? Unhinged keyboardists........