South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson, a Republican, has endorsed Democrat Terrence Davis to replace her.
That isn’t crossing the aisle. That’s pulling the fire alarm on the way out of the building.
Johnson has spent more than a decade working in the Secretary of State’s Office. She says Davis is the candidate best prepared to run it.
Her party instead nominated Heather Baxter, who supported hand-counting ballots before changing her campaign language to “improved hand counting methods.” Evidently, the problem wasn’t the idea. It was the wording.
Subscribe to The Dakota Scout to read the rest of the story.
Become a paying subscriber of The Dakota Scout to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content.
SubscribeA subscription gets you:
- Daily news in your inbox
- Viewpoints, concert reviews, obituaries
- Weekly digital copy of print version
