Actually those of us that live here in SD are very knowledgeable with respect to politics. Daschole stronghold comes not from his representing the views and positions of SD, but of his ability to bring in 10 times the amount of federal funding than what is "stolen" out of the state. The second reason he remains in power is that he gives SD, an extremely small population, a large voice in Washington; however, polluted that voice may be. If we, Thune that is, can address these two issues and convince SD that our voice will still be heard, Dashole will lose in a landslide
"Actually those of us that live here in SD are very knowledgeable with respect to politics. "
Thanks for explaining about SD politics! I think many of us who live in other states sometimes scratch our heads in bewilderment over politics in SD, Mass., NY, etc. And we fail to appreciate all of the dynamics going on in your part of the country!