South Dakota’s Noem shores up support with Youngkin, Gabbard
2 years, 2 months ago

South Dakota’s Noem shores up support with Youngkin, Gabbard

Associated Press  

Kristi Noem was looking to shore up support for her South Dakota reelection bid Wednesday through a series of rallies with Virginia Gov. Noem has risen to national prominence within the GOP during her term as the state’s first female governor but has shown some signs of political vulnerability, even in reliably red South Dakota. Noem’s choice of campaign surrogates — Youngkin, who won election in a trending-blue Virginia last year, and Gabbard, who recently left the Democratic Party — suggested she was trying to appeal to moderate voters. Noem claimed Smith had “attacked me every day for not shutting down the state and letting businesses stay open.” Noem has tried to tie Smith to President Joe Biden, who she says is “too extreme” for South Dakota — a state where voter rolls have almost twice as many Republicans as Democrats.

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Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor
2 months ago

Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor

Associated Press  

Kristi Noem built a national profile during the COVID-19 pandemic, had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future, and published two political memoirs in three years. “He’s legitimately legit,” said Republican state Rep. Greg Jamison, of Sioux Falls, one of five House majority whips, calling Rhoden “a real reflection on South Dakota and how anybody from across the country would perceive …

Trump taps South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to helm Homeland Security
2 months ago

Trump taps South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to helm Homeland Security

LA Times  

Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15. Trump has already signaled he will tap Stephen Miller and Tom Homan, two longtime allies with a track record of pushing for mass deportations and extreme clampdowns on immigrants, to serve senior roles as deputy chief of staff …

Kristi Noem makes her case to be Trump's running mate by criticizing Republicans who ran against him
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kristi Noem makes her case to be Trump's running mate by criticizing Republicans who ran against him

Daily Mail  

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem staked her claim as one of Donald Trump's potential running mates by thrilling conservatives and attacking Republicans who ran against the former president at the CPAC conference on Friday. Noem mocked President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris directly, questioned their leadership of the country and touted her own conservative credentials while thrilling the …

North Dakota lieutenant governor launches gubernatorial bid against congressman
11 months ago

North Dakota lieutenant governor launches gubernatorial bid against congressman

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s lieutenant governor joined the state’s open gubernatorial race on Thursday, setting up a Republican primary contest against the state’s sole congressman. She’ll be up against Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong, an attorney and former state senator who has held North Dakota’s single seat in the U.S. …

Trump visit to South Dakota puts Gov. Kristi Noem in a tax jam
1 year ago

Trump visit to South Dakota puts Gov. Kristi Noem in a tax jam

Raw Story  

In front of a sea of MAGA hats, bedazzled patriotic gear and “Never Surrender” mugshot t-shirts, former President Donald Trump spent nearly two hours at a South Dakota rally in September bemoaning the current state of America. We are a nation whose economy is collapsing into a cesspool of ruin,” Trump said over a melancholy orchestral tune that played for …

Trump heads to South Dakota while state’s governor is eyed as potential running mate
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump heads to South Dakota while state’s governor is eyed as potential running mate

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think Donald Trump has a 50-50 shot of getting elected at this point, …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem expected to endorse Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem expected to endorse Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign when he travels to her state for a Republican fundraiser on Friday. When Trump was asked Thursday whether Noem will endorse him, he said, “I don’t know exactly.” “But I am going,” he said. Noem was long considered a potential candidate in her own right …

South Dakota Gov. Noem appoints incoming secretary of state
2 years, 1 month ago

South Dakota Gov. Noem appoints incoming secretary of state

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Barnett had held the position of South Dakota’s top election official since 2019, but was pushed from a reelection bid after Johnson won the Republican nomination at a party convention in June. Johnson centered her campaign on what she called “election integrity” and criticized Barnett’s recent efforts to allow voters to update their registration information, such …

Noem wins reelection in South Dakota amid 2024 buzz
2 years, 2 months ago

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 …

Noem’s balancing act: Big ambitions, South Dakota reelection
2 years, 3 months ago

Noem’s balancing act: Big ambitions, South Dakota reelection

Associated Press  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — They had waited in the desert heat in a line that wrapped around the block and now the excitement was palpable when South Dakota Gov. “But I don’t live in South Dakota.” If Noem has ambitions beyond her state, she must first take care of political business back home: winning a second term in November. Drey Samuelson, …

Gov. Kristi Noem’s activity to be limited after back surgery
2 years, 4 months ago

Gov. Kristi Noem’s activity to be limited after back surgery

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem disclosed Monday that she recently underwent back surgery to treat an injury impacting her spine and that her activity would be limited during several months of recovery. The 50-year-old Republican governor said she traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for the surgery after receiving medical treatment for several weeks in South Dakota. …

Noem, Smith agree to September gubernatorial debate
2 years, 6 months ago

Noem, Smith agree to September gubernatorial debate

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and state Rep. Jamie Smith, the Democratic lawmaker challenging her in the November election for governor, agreed Wednesday to a September debate in Rapid City. The Republican governor’s campaign said she would participate in just one debate, accepting an invitation for one co-hosted by Dakota News Now and KOTA/KEVN on Sept. 30. She has …

Mixed results as South Dakota’s Noem intervenes in GOP races
2 years, 7 months ago

Mixed results as South Dakota’s Noem intervenes in GOP races

Associated Press  

— Ahead of a potential presidential bid, South Dakota Gov. “There was a belief system that the party was a family -- you do not campaign against other members,” said state Sen. Al Novstrup, a longtime lawmaker who perennially scores high on conservative organizations’ scorecards. Noem’s answer suggested her support for Rachel Dix was based more on personal connection than …

How Noem’s struggles at home may enhance White House chances
2 years, 10 months ago

How Noem’s struggles at home may enhance White House chances

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. “It’s definitely made me much more supportive of her to see her sign this.” But some people in both parties see that bill, and others, as aimed largely at Noem’s national ambitions. “You have a governor who is trying to get her name out and sadly that’s what a lot of these bills are — it’s …

Noem to headline GOP event in early-voting South Carolina
3 years, 5 months ago

Noem to headline GOP event in early-voting South Carolina

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, possibly mulling a 2024 White House bid, is making her debut in South Carolina next month — an introductory step in the first Southern state to cast Republican-primary votes for president. Noem will speak Aug. 23 at the “Faith & Freedom BBQ” in Anderson, the event’s host, U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, told …

South Dakota’s Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals
3 years, 5 months ago

South Dakota’s Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places. At a conservative gathering in Des Moines, she told the crowd she “really hates this America” under President Joe Biden’s leadership, then …

South Dakota's Kristi Noem is already readying her attacks against Ron DeSantis
3 years, 6 months ago

South Dakota's Kristi Noem is already readying her attacks against Ron DeSantis

Raw Story  

Kristi Noem may be crafting her attacks against Republicans for 2024, or she could just be snubbing them for kicks. Either way, Noem attacked Republican governors who closed down their states in 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. Noem is rumored to be thinking about a 2024 run for president or she could be a running mate for former President Donald …

Noem’s new PAC paves way to fundraise, spread influence
3 years, 7 months ago

Noem’s new PAC paves way to fundraise, spread influence

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. The move means the PAC can distribute funds into elections beyond South Dakota as well as create a pot of money that could be put into a future campaign for federal office, campaign finance experts said. Given Noem’s ascendant profile among conservatives, the federal PAC registration is “a pretty strong signal that she probably has national …

South Dakota’s Noem speaks at RNC as state virus cases rise
4 years, 4 months ago

South Dakota’s Noem speaks at RNC as state virus cases rise

Associated Press  

— From the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump called on governors to “liberate” residents, reopen schools and get businesses back to normal. In return, Noem praised Trump as having “lifted people of all races and backgrounds out of poverty,” despite a global pandemic his administration was slow to address, which led to a deep economic recession. …

South Dakota governor cuts her own course as she challenges Sioux tribes
4 years, 8 months ago

South Dakota governor cuts her own course as she challenges Sioux tribes

CNN  

CNN — South Dakota Gov. The leaders of both the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe have maintained strict stay-at-home orders and curfews, while Noem recently told Fox News that South Dakota is “on the way back to normal.” In a Facebook Live Saturday, Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner described Noem’s checkpoint ultimatum as a …

Kristi Noem sworn in as South Dakota’s 1st female governor
6 years ago

Kristi Noem sworn in as South Dakota’s 1st female governor

Associated Press  

Kristi Noem said Saturday it’s a “distinct honor” to serve as South Dakota’s first female governor after taking her oath of office to lead state government for the next four years. In her inaugural address, Noem departed from a campaign in which she didn’t emphasize the milestone, saying she couldn’t let the day pass without commenting on its “historic nature.” …

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