Morning Digest: Yes, someone thinks Kristi Noem isn't conservative enough—and he's primarying her
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ●Morning Digest: Yes, someone thinks Kristi Noem isn't conservative enough—and he's primarying her
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● SD-Gov: State Rep. Steve Haugaard, who served as speaker from 2019 to early this year, announced Tuesday that he was challenging Gov. Kristi Noem from the right in the June Republican primary. It may seem impossible to believe that anyone could outflank Noem, a Trump sycophant who auditioned for a future presidential run by loudly denouncing any measures aimed at combating the pandemic, but Haugaard has no shortage of far-right credentials. Christopher Vondracek of Forum News Service notes that back in January, Haugaard attended a rally aimed at promoting the Big Lie that featured Proud Boys members as speakers. Haugaard, Vondracek also writes, is also «part of a group of ultra-conservative legislators» that often clashes with Noem. Read more
