Noem wins reelection in South Dakota amid 2024 buzz
Associated Press— South Dakota Gov. Noem’s campaign centered largely on her handling of the state’s economy as well as her record of forgoing most government mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Noem accused him of ruining the country, said she doubted “whether his mind was his own,” and threatened that “if he tries to take our guns, he can take them from our cold dead hands.” One of her first priorities for her second term will be delivering on a campaign promise to repeal the state’s tax on groceries. “It seems like we’ve spent a great deal of time in South Dakota discussing national issues which I don’t know if they’re necessarily relevant day to day,” Kraning said. Republicans have nearly twice as many registered voters in South Dakota as Democrats, and in some places — including the state’s most populated county, Minnehaha — registered Democrats have slipped behind even independents.