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JanusIanitos's avatar

The most important traits for a republican candidate in the eyes of republican primary voters is the ability to be obnoxiously loud, confident, wrong, and cruel.

It is unsurprising that an electorate that filters for toxic traits will have candidates that are found to have toxic histories.

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ArcticStones's avatar

Well, bragging about shooting her daughter’s dog didn’t work out so well for Kristi Noem.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Not for VP, but do you think it will make her lose if she runs again in South Dakota?

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ArcticStones's avatar

Not just VP; I think she also failed to keep herself on any shortlist for a cabinet position in a second Trump Regime.

I know far too little about South Dakotan politics. What are your thoughts?

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michaelflutist's avatar

I'm not knowledgeable about SD politics, but my guess is that it won't hurt her. I'd love to hear from someone who's more likely to know, though. As do Cabinet, who the hell knows what a demented Trump who's angry at the world might do if he had the chance?

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Avedee Eikew's avatar

I think she is termed out in 2027.

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michaelflutist's avatar

There are always other positions she can run for.

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JanusIanitos's avatar

Noem is an example of my point.

Republicans in South Dakota selected for a candidate that would be as cruel and as ignorant as they could find. They went for someone like Noem instead of the type of conservative that people are still willing to invite to Thanksgiving dinner. That made it more likely that their governor was the type of person to brag about killing a pet dog. Her issues are the direct result of what the republican primary electorate filters for, just like Robinson.

It's SD so she's unlikely to truly suffer at the ballot box if she runs for office again, but it did kill her national ambitions.

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