Eighteen states are stepping in to back South Dakota in its legal fight to restrict mailed abortion pills.
The Republican primary for Governor in June and subsequent July runoff election saw a surge in Republican voter registrations, with many Democrats changing parties in order to vote.
It might feel like the political temperature has been raised in recent years, but it’s hard to tell if it’s a trend or if the loudest voices are amplified.
There will be another test next Tuesday from 8 am to 5 p.m., and it will be open to the public in all 66 counties.
Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden leads Democratic challenger Dan Ahlers 56% to 36%, according to the latest South Dakota Poll sponsored by News Watch and the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota.