When I wrote about South Dakota populist Stephanie Herseth in this space in April, the polls showed her well ahead of her rightwing rival in the race to finish out Bill Janklow’s Congressional term. And, although she still leads in the contest for South Dakota’s only US House seat with less than two weeks left before the state’s special election on June 2, new polls indicate that the race has narrowed, in large part due to the 1.5 million dollars spent on television advertising by national Republicans anxious to hold onto the seat.
Click here to read “A New Populist on the Block,” my weblog detailing why Herseth represents the best of South Dakota’s progressive populist traditions (although she isn’t perfect–as some readers pointed out in smart comments.) And click here to donate urgently need funds to counter her opponent’s war chest.
