Madville Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Where is George W. Bush's compassionate conservatism when we need it? Governor Rounds says increased enrollment in Medicaid may set the state back another $40 million. Candidate Scott Munsterman's solution: kick people off Medicaid . Munsterman said the state should scale back Medicaid eligibility and provide vouchers to purchase health insurance for catastrophic events. He also...
Madville Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... Of course, that portion of the AP article is exactly the portion that GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Munsterman's campaign manager omitted from his blog post on Napoli's announcement, and exactly the content that Munsterman's manager hilariously declared to violate "fair use" and thus justified deleting from a comment I left on his Thune elitism post. Dakota War...
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
My guy running for Governor has an article in the Capitol journal this AM calling for health care reform at the state level which makes Medicaid recipients more responsible for the little costs: Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Munsterman told a Fort Pierre audience he wants to scale back Medicaid eligibility in South Dakota, but cover more [...]
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Heard there was a great event out west last night. Over 125 folks in attendance for the Lawrence County GOP Gubernatorial Forum and Potato feed. My guy Scott Munsterman, Dennis Daugaard, and Ken Knuppe were all there, and Dave Knudson was represented by a video tape that they gave the same amount of time that they [...]
Madville Times (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... Herseth Sandlin SD House (GOP): Thad Wasson Chris Nelson R. Blake Curd SD Governor (Dem): Scott Heidepreim SD Governor (GOP): Scott Munsterman Ken Knuppe David Knudson Dennis Daugaard
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
From my mailbox Sioux Falls, SD – On Tuesday, four gubernatorial candidates urged Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune to oppose Cap and Trade legislation in the US Senate. Dennis Daugaard, Dave Knudson, Ken Knuppe, and Scott Munsterman joined with state legislative leaders, Rep. Tim Rave, Rep. Bob Faehn, and Rep. Kristi Noem, U.S. House Candidates [...]
Sibby Online (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... Of course, that portion of the AP article is exactly the portion that GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Munsterman's campaign manager omitted from his blog post on Napoli's announcement, and exactly the content that Munsterman's manager hilariously declared to violate "fair use" and thus justified deleting from a comment I left on his Thune elitism post. No wonder the Tea Party...
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... of all GOP candidates; Knudson stands at 70% recognition, Dennis Daugaard has 58% recognition, Scott Munsterman has 45% name recognition and Ken Knuppe has 32%. Daugaard wins out in the favorability department, with a 32% favorable to 1% unfavorable; Knudson follows close behind with a 26-7 split, Munsterman takes in 10% favorable to 3% unfavorable, and Knuppe rounds out with...
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... Daugaard favored by 26 percent, followed by Senate Republican leader Dave Knudson at 9 percent, Scott Munsterman 6 percent and Ken Knuppe 3 percent. The telephone survey was conducted Sept. 22-23 and has a margin of possible error of plus or minus 4.9 percent in 95 of 100 cases. Republican primaries for governor have long been hard-fought in South Dakota. Back in the 1986 contest,...
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Fun article in the Argus Leader about the “Sioux Falls Curse” in South Dakota Gubernatorial Politics: State Sens. Dave Knudson and Scott Heidepriem are seeking the Republican and Democratic nominations, respectively. Both reside in Sioux Falls, although they grew up in different parts of the state. Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard lives within the Sioux Falls orbit [...]
