My former colleagues at South Dakota Public Radio give our poor, maligned sole United States Representative a bully pulpit at our expense, where Princess Stephanie Herseth Sandlin calls those of us Democrats who actually believe and act like Democrats and think Americans deserve health care “extremists.”
From the Hill:
Despite taking a big bite out of politics since its inception in 1999, WUFPAC says much more needs to be done. For them, the number of female politicians in state and federal office, though steadily increasing, still isn’t big enough — and the number of young women in [...]
By recent accounts Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin is exasperated with the base of her party...maybe a little angry, but mostly exasperated. Not with everyone, just those unwieldy populists. Those "liberals" who don't understand politics in the real world.
She is choking on the bone of incumbent' [...]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is being targeted in ads after her vote last Saturday against the House health care reform bill.
According to Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a progressive activist organization dedicated to electing progressives to Congress, the group plans to spend $20,000 targeting [...]
From my e-mail box. Do they know I take paid ads from Democrats too? :
From: Adam Green <adamgreen321@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Subject: New ad targets Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin
Hi — this is Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (and former press secretary for [...]
From my e-mail box:
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., takes a break from being pummeled about the head and shoulders for her no vote on health care to file this Veteran’s Day op-ed, which provides an overview of some of the veteran-related legislation Congress is working on:
Honoring Our Veterans
-Rep. Stephanie [...]
For you Republicans out there thinking that Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, D-SD is not so bad after all you might want to think again. Before any big vote in the house or senate, the leading party sits down and talks about what votes they can give away. Herseth-Sandlin was one of them.
Before [...]
While Nancy Pelosi led the majority of her party over a cliff on Saturday night, South Dakota US House Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin (D) decided her re-election was most important. Lefty blogger/attorney Todd Epp is encouraging fellow Democrats to withhold dollars and volunteers to teach [...]
GOP U.S. House candidate Blake Curd, of Sioux Falls, issued a news release Sunday about U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D. Curd took issue with the timing of Herseth Sandlin's announcement that she planned to vote "no"on the House health-care bill.
"... In the same manner that Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin [...]
Some of my fellow Democrats in Blogoland are calling for Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin to turn in her Democrat card because of her vote against health care reform Saturday. Others are calling for someone to run against her in the 2010 Democratic Primary. And [...]
I think this year could mark a turning point in Republican challenges to Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. Up until now, she’s been a very cagey politician. With the exception of a strong pro-choice position, she’s managed to avoid difficult political controversies at all costs. But it seems this year, it’s [...]
This KSFY report shows that the political environment in America toady is about money and power:
Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was one of 39 Democrats who voted against a Democratic-written health care bill in the House yesterday. It was one of a series of votes that have put her [...]
If Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin was such a strong “no” vote on the Democrats’ Healthcare bill, then why did she vote in favor of sending the bill to the House floor ? [clerk.house.gov]
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No surprise, and to tell you the truth, I would probably vote against it to. If you are gonna have a public option it should be available TO EVERYONE in EVERY STATE.
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said she will oppose a historic health care bill now [...]
From: “Hart, Betsy”
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:22:55 -0700
HERSETH SANDLIN STATEMENT ON HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington, DC-U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin today announced that while the House health care bill includes a number of good provisions, it is not the right answer for South Dakota because it could unintentionally [...]
