South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem may be part of a three way primary in June. Two challengers, Stephanie Strong and Bill Cissell have both taken steps to get on the republican primary ballot. Both are from the Black Hills area, and have made statements critical of Noem’s views on some conservative issues. Noem says she hasn’t yet focused on election issues…
Noem says she isn’t sure what issues are driving the potential challengers…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/03/Kristi-Noem-319b.mp3|titles=Kristi Noem 319b]Noem says it will be a volatile year in any case, and challengers will have to explain themselves…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/03/Kristi-Noem-319c.mp3|titles=Kristi Noem 319c]There are some political writers predicting that the US House could swing back to the democrats this fall.
(courtesy WNAX Yankton)