Gov. Rhoden backing GOP ticket, stops short of secretary of state endorsement

Don’t expect South Dakota’s Republican governor to join Monae Johnson in breaking GOP ranks by publicly backing the Democratic candidate in the race for secretary of state.

But the Republican nominee who upset Johnson’s reelection bid earlier this year isn’t likely to be endorsed by the governor either.

“We have a Republican primary and a convention — I support the Republican ticket,” Gov. Larry Rhoden said this week, declining to offer a full-throated endorsement of GOP secretary of state candidate Heather Baxter.

Outgoing state secretary's endorsement of Democratic candidate stuns South Dakota GOP

Republican who upset incumbent's re-election bid running on election integrity platform that parlayed Johnson to office in 2022

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The Heart of Everything1 month ago

I’m surprised that Rhoden has time to pass out endorsements given he’s been told he needs to get on it (no, not meth we’re on it) and get Donald’s mug on Mount Rushmore . . . or was that on Crazy Horse (the irony of which was apparently lost on everyone in the room). Anyway, Davis is the better candidate—and as for the rest of the ticket, vote Republican if you want more of the same out of control spending, illegal tariffs, a forever war we’re losing, skyrocketing cost of living from gas and diesel to food and housing costs, suppression of the press and of numerous other constitutional rights, massive and blatant corruption. If you think we need to address health care and education and the cost of living in general, vote for independents like Bengs and for anyone else who won’t just continue the country on the same disastrous trajectory.