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SDGOP Raises 57% More, Spends 64% More than SD Dems
The conventional wisdom is that South Dakota Republicans clobber South Dakota Democrats in fundraising. But a look at the Federal Election Commission finance reports suggests room for interpretation in...
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SuperPAC Raises $6 Million to Combat Big-Money Politics; Time for Weiland...
And, yes, the SuperPAC in question does recognize the irony of raising big money to combat big money ... Splashing a great big "WE DID IT!" banner across its homepage, an organization billing itself as...
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Robinson Fundraising Approaching Zero
Who's about to lose their job? Phifer and Associates of Chicago. Why? Because the Corinna Robinson for House campaign paid them $3,750 for "fundraising consulting" to help bring in more contributions....
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Thune Heartland Values PAC 17th Richest Among GOP Leaders
Jonathan Ellis notes that Senator John Thune's leadership PAC, the Heartland Values PAC (aw, what a sweet little name!) is raking in more cash . The nearly $1.3 million Senator Thune has raised to...
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RC Doctor Hosts Robinson Fundraiser Friday
Corinna Robinson is working to reverse that downward Q2 fundraising trend. The Democratic candidate for House is speaking at a fundraiser tomorrow (Friday) evening at the Rapid City home of Dr. Nancy...
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Jackley Settles Lawsuit with Campaign Donor Pfizer
Larry Kurtz notices another small sign of big-money corruption in South Dakota politics. On Wednesday, Attorney General Marty Jackley and 41 other state attorneys general announced that they had shaken...
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Pressler on Nostalgia, the Universal Service Fund, and Glorious Independence
An Exclusive Madville Times Interview Somewhere in my piles of stuff is a photo of Senator Larry Pressler with me and a nice girl from Vermillion, Angeline Wilson, at the U.S. Capitol on a muggy June...
View Article“Mayday! Mayday!” Shouts Rounds As Weiland Gets Million Bucks from Lessig PAC
Three months ago, my co-blogger Toby Uecker suggested that the Mayday PAC would be a perfect fit for Democrat Rick Weiland's Senate campaign. Weiland is the perfect populist running against Republican...
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East River Attack PAC Really Bad at Paperwork, Backed by EB-5 Players
In small ball, I notice that Spencer Cody has submitted a revised Statement of Organization for his attack PAC East River Concerned Citizens. I noticed this week that he failed to include the city in...
View ArticleDaugaard-Michels Have $1.5 Million on Hand; Wismer in Debt
Yesterday was the deadline for South Dakota candidates to submit their pre-general campaign finance reports to the Secretary of State. Governor Dennis Daugaard and his running mate Lt. Gov. Matt...
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