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Did Tim Johnson Steal South Dakota's Senate Seat?
Sioux Falls Argus Leader ^ | 12/8/2002 | David Kranz

Posted on 12/08/2002 2:38:53 PM PST by EternalVigilance

Edited on 05/07/2004 9:08:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

South Dakota's protracted Senate race publicly ended more than a month ago.

But the contentious bickering that marked the yearlong campaign between Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and Republican Rep. John Thune didn't stop the morning after Nov. 5.

A small group of Republican lawyers, suspecting that Democrats unduly influenced the election in Native American precincts such as Parmalee and Pine Ridge, have scoured Indian Country for misdeeds.


(Excerpt) Read more at argusleader.com ...


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Free Republic; Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: johnson; mindytucker; thune; ussenate; votefraud; voterfraud
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To: Reverend Bob
Excellent!

Thanks for enlightening me.

Congressman Kline needs to link up with another freshman...Steve King of IA 5, who is in the not-too-distant future going to be a conservative powerhouse...he has great legislative skills, and is a tremendous strategist for our cause.

Also, he needs to make friends with Todd Tiahrt of Kansas, who is an up-and-coming star for conservatives in the House.
41 posted on 12/08/2002 7:45:24 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: dubyaismypresident
Unsubstantiated rumor (re: Janklow)....perhaps, but you heard it here first.

Sounds like you have pretty good sources...and it sounds like Janklow. Guess we'll see.

42 posted on 12/08/2002 7:58:07 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
I'd rather see Thune, I was upset by his loss...then again I was calling that as the one and only "too close to call." Called all the other ones perfect except Colorado, darn Zogby.
43 posted on 12/08/2002 8:00:20 PM PST by NeoCaveman
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To: EternalVigilance
Thanks for the ping, EV. I stopped reading the Argus Liar a few months ago when my doc said it was bad for my blood pressure. Kranz is such a hack. He's a hack's hack. Randall Beck makes my skin crawl.
44 posted on 12/08/2002 10:48:33 PM PST by SoDak
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To: SoDak
So what is your take on where we stand going into '04 against Daschle?

I have to ask myself why Thune can possibly beat Daschle if he couldn't even beat Daschle's ventriloqist dummy Johnson....know what I mean?
45 posted on 12/08/2002 11:24:40 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Ironically, I think Daschle will be easier to beat than Johnson. Johnson had the luxury of being low-key, and operating under the radar. Johnson's only headlines in the last 6 years were the ones announcing his latest pork project. Daschle has to operate on the national stage, and often has to take stands again't his constituency. In the past, it was easier for he, and someone like, say, McGovern to do that, because people had their information spoon fed by the local media. I don't think it's so anymore. He's an campaign ad man's dream. And you know what? He knows this. This is why he's been so bitter. He knows he's going to have to fight for his life if he runs again. And after the last election, the SDGOP is gonna be screaming for vengeance. My opnion? He retires...
46 posted on 12/09/2002 1:49:33 AM PST by SoDak
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To: EternalVigilance
'it's one thing to smell the skunks, but you have to be able to see 'em before you can kill 'em'

Yes, and maybe we can "skunk 'em out," too! : )

47 posted on 12/09/2002 4:17:55 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: SoDak
That is a very interesting take, and is hard to argue with...Daschle definitely will find himself vulnerable because of his leadership role at the head of the corrupt socialist RAT party.

ButI always find it hard to visualize any extreme partisan like Daschle leaving willingly...I tend to take it for granted they won't leave power behind wothout going feet-first or kicking and screaming.
48 posted on 12/09/2002 7:38:16 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: Reverend Bob
Excellent points. Too many conservatives are after an instant "pound of flesh" rather than remembering that "Revenge is a dish best served cold!"
49 posted on 12/09/2002 7:51:07 AM PST by Redleg Duke
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To: EternalVigilance
Did Tim Johnson Steal South Dakota's Senate Seat?

The RATS are specialists in voter fraud...it's their specialty...

50 posted on 12/09/2002 8:06:02 AM PST by KLT
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To: solo gringo
In this country if we ever get a fool proof voteing system the democraps will never win an election.

No, then the Rats will come up with better "fools." :)

51 posted on 12/09/2002 11:08:32 AM PST by anymouse
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To: anymouse
The democraps has proven they are the fools and consider being a cheat is a badge of honor for a democrap.
52 posted on 12/09/2002 3:01:31 PM PST by solo gringo
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To: EternalVigilance
Step One is to outlaw "absentee balloting" by persons perfectly able to go to the polls and vote. Absentee balloting should only be permitted for those truly out of the area for an extended period, and the infirm.

This business of registering hundreds of people for absentee ballots in the same handwriting has to end.

53 posted on 12/09/2002 9:46:09 PM PST by copycat
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To: copycat
This business of registering hundreds of people for absentee ballots in the same handwriting has to end.

The absentee ballots concern me greatly. There is no guarantee that the right person is voting a ballot, or if it is even a qualified elector receiving a ballot in many cases...absentee ballots are also in the custody of (in many cases exclusively RAT) courthouse workers for a long period, which concerns me too.

The problem is that the Republican Party has gone ahead and put alot of their own eggs in the absentee ballot basket too. Don't know how in the heck we're going to fix the problem if both parties have tied their wagon to the practice.

54 posted on 12/09/2002 10:11:57 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
If this "rumor" is true, Janklow should be told to sit down, shut up and stay where he is for a good, long time. For some bizarre reason, the GOP has a hard time defending that at-large seat when it's open. They don't need the headache of dealing with another Herseth run in '04.
55 posted on 12/09/2002 11:42:50 PM PST by Gunder
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To: Cicero
Yeah. Well...I've never even been to South Dakota but if they love Democrats so much there, maybe Thune can borrow a line from algore and introduce himself by saying, "I used to be the next Senator from South Dakota." Democrats cannot win without cheating.
56 posted on 12/10/2002 7:19:56 AM PST by FryingPan101
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To: UPIDC
Ping, Dan, for your files...
57 posted on 12/10/2002 7:28:59 AM PST by eureka!
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To: EternalVigilance
bump
58 posted on 12/10/2002 7:41:52 AM PST by VOA
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To: Gunder
If this "rumor" is true, Janklow should be told to sit down, shut up and stay where he is for a good, long time. For some bizarre reason, the GOP has a hard time defending that at-large seat when it's open. They don't need the headache of dealing with another Herseth run in '04.

Absolutely. The trick is finding someone Janklow will listen to...like I said, he's a maverick.

59 posted on 12/10/2002 8:03:57 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: nicmarlo
as far as showing ID for voting, we, the people, need to insist on this happening. I cannot imagine that it is unconstitutional to do so.

I recall that on election day in 2000 I went to vote, then went to the bank to draw out a fairly large check. I had to show ID at the bank, but not at the polls. The thought struck me then that things were backwards. I should have to show more ID to vote for the people who govern the country than to get some money from my own bank account.

60 posted on 12/11/2002 7:44:52 PM PST by JoeFromSidney
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