Tim Giago, the Native American journalist who is running against Tom Daschle in the Democratic primary, will be holding an event this Saturday, March 20, at the Little Wound High School Auditorium in Kyle, SD to explain why he's opposing Tom Daschle. So much for the rumor that Giago was dropping out of the race, a rumor that the Daschle v. Thune blog indicates may have been triggered by Daschle operatives, yet another example of Daschle's crushing of dissent. Will David Kranz, the dean of South Dakota political reporters, report on this event?
In other news from the town of Kyle, SD, John Thune was spotted there last week. A reader reports:
"[John Thune] wound up at Kyle talking to the Elders, going to a senior center for lunch, talking on KILI, then attending a feed at Pine Ridge and talking to the people who came in. He finished up shooting hoops with the "Thorpes" - the boys basketball team in Pine Ridge that is going to State. He's a really decent player."
It's fascinating to watch how vigorously Thune is reaching out to Native American voters. To my mind, playing basketball with the Thorpes is an ingenious method for connecting with the younger generation in the Native American community.
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