Back again! Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen and Dakota War College’s Pat Powers join Jake and Murdoc for a packed lap through South Dakota politics. Tony looks back on the Herseth family’s decades-long political legacy following the death of Lars Herseth, then the crew jumps into the legal drama surrounding former Sen. Tom Pischke, competing Republican fundraisers, Taylor Rehfeldt’s political network and what the latest legislative shakeups could mean when Pierre fires back up.
Plus, we get into the early Mike Rounds-Brian Bengs Senate chatter, the fight over AI and data centers, Rob Shoun’s lobbying work for Meta and how national political frustration could play differently in South Dakota. And of course, there’s the mystery of who’s really behind “Straight Outta Pierre,” the legendary Comfort King nickname, Buffalo Roundup plans, Rapid City’s school bond and the suddenly wide-open 2027 mayoral conversation. South Dakota politics, history, campaign gossip and just enough chaos to keep the ball moving.
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