Jimmy Carter 1924-2024

James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th President of the United States, has died. Known always as “Jimmy,” the Georgia governor … More

Will the SD GOP winning streak continue in 2024?

This is an update of a post that was written prior to the 2022 general election. The 2024 election marks fourteen years … More

The Republican National Convention opens in Milwaukee tomorrow, on July 15, 2024. Former President Donald J. Trump, who narrowly survived … More

The late afternoon of Saturday, July 13, 2024 brought a shock to the United States and the world, as former … More

A day after South Dakota’s neighbor, Iowa, gave a big win to former President Donald Trump, reporter Tom Lawrence has … More

During one of my recent appearances on “The Dakota Town Hall” podcasts, I mentioned a book that I read several … More

Another issue of The Dakota Scout has hit the newsstands, once again featuring content from this blog. The June 22-28, 2023 includes this … More

This blog is SoDakGovs, not NoDakGovs, but it is nevertheless notable that Doug Burgum, the two-term governor of North Dakota, … More

As the year comes to a close, we think back on the year that was. We saw new arrivals and … More

This is an update of a post that was written prior to the 2020 general election. The 2022 election marks twelve years … More

One hundred years ago today, George Stanley McGovern was born in the small South Dakota town of Avon. McGovern’s life … More

Updated to reflect the results of the 2022 and 2024 general elections. There are many ways to measure South Dakota’s … More

U.S. Senator John Thune announced today that he will seek a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate. The announcement … More

This morning, Tom Lawrence has an excellent historical article, looking at U.S. Senator John Thune’s upcoming decision as to whether … More

This is an update of a post that was written prior to the 2018 general election. The 2020 election marks … More

This is an update of a post that was done prior to the 2016 general election. The South Dakota Republican … More

This is the fourth of several posts previewing the Tuesday election through a historical lens. The first part was an introduction; the second … More

This is the third of several posts previewing the Tuesday election through a historical lens. The first part was an introduction and the … More