Back again! This week on the show the primary chaos somehow gets even louder as the governor’s race heats up, attack ads flood every screen in South Dakota, and the Dakota Town Hall gubernatorial extravaganza starts taking shape. We get into the most expensive primary in state history, the war over “Rhinos,” AI-generated campaign ads, property tax politics, and why voter fatigue might be the biggest wildcard on the ballot. Plus, the crew breaks down the bizarre rise of buzzword politics, the anti-data center backlash, and whether South Dakota Republicans have completely lost the plot.

We also welcome first-time candidate Kathleen Brodvig, along with Kaden Whitman, Tyler Torson, and longtime legislative heavyweight Jean Hunhoff for a brutally honest conversation about healthcare, appropriations, legislative chaos, and what it’s like watching Pierre from the sidelines before jumping back into the fight. And of course, the gang absolutely cannot ignore the wildest endorsement of campaign season after Josephine Garcia announces she’s officially endorsed by God himself. Plus: burger rankings, campaign war stories, Dusty attack ads, Freedom Caucus insanity, and Murdoc accidentally inventing the greatest PAC name in South Dakota political history.

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