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SD Democrats Caught in Vicious National Cycle

SD Democrats Caught in Vicious National Cycle

Bernie Hunhoff Photo: WNAX


The top two officials in the South Dakota Democratic Party resigned this week following a federal report detailing continued financial issues. Chair Paula Hawks and Executive Director Stacey Burnette had both been in those jobs for only a few months.
Former legislator and democratic candidate for Governor Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton says the state party is a victim of changing national politics…

Hunhoff says political change can happen beyond the ballot box…

Hunhoff says democrats still have a vital role in state politics….

Hunhoff ran for Governor in 1998, losing to republican Bill Janklow.

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