All three of those men did jump the highest bar of public support in our local polls. Kephart topped the choices in the Madville Times South Dakota GOP Senate primary, while Goeman drew the most support in our Lake County GOP primary for County Commission. Chris Giles and Scott Pedersen tied for second: if they can repeat that feat at the polls June 3, they'll join Goeman as the three standard bearers for local Republicans against Dems Craig Johannsen and Gene Anderson.
Meanwhile, news director Dylan Hunter* provides the final numbers for the KJAM presidential poll, conducted over the past couple weeks:- Barack Obama: 42.4% (87 votes)
- John McCain: 33.5% (69)
- Hillary Clinton: 18.9% (39)
- Ron Paul: 5.3% (11)
I guess the Madison/KJAM-listening audience doesn't quite have the same political preferences as our small-town West Virginia counterparts.
A reminder: I make no pretense to science with these polls. But if you think about it, elections themselves are far from scientific. The winners are those who get their people to show up. So keep showing up here at the Madville Times -- more polls to come!
*By the way, Dylan Hunter can play dobro, slide guitar, and mandolin, and he's looking for musicians to jam with! Pickers and grinners, give Dylan a ring at the station (256-4514). Talk about Discovering the Unexpected™... at KJAM!
Just came across some funky maps showing voter turnout (by county nationwide) in various years. The maps look almost like those computer-enhanced mosaics showing elevation, precipitation or grasshopper population density. The maps go by the nickname Purple America.
ReplyDeleteYour survey for SD House may be accurate. People around Dykstra's area don't even seem to like the guy. While Kephart is a little radical in his thinking, he is a better speaker and more charismatic at functions.
ReplyDeleteCool maps, Stan! Interesting that Iowa looks redder, but the other states with available data look bluer. Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteAnon -- radical in what ways? I thought Kephart was actually more moderate on women's health issues (of course, to some Republicans, that probably sounds radical...).
Oh, oops! Iowa, Nevada, and Michigan look redder; the rest are bluer.
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