Noem, Johnson Practice Old Fashioned Campaigning
June 6, 2022 | South Dakota
South Dakota—Many politicians turn to social media platforms or television ads to get their message out. But Gov. Kristi Noem and U.S. Congressman Dusty Johnson said they wanted to “take the pulse of the people” themselves, opting to travel door-to-door through a Sioux City subdivision to shake hands with their constituents on June 4 and listening to their concerns.
Noem and Johnson, both Republicans, also wanted to thwart negative ads that have recently begun airing throughout the state of South Dakota.
“The air war is not what wins elections in South Dakota—it’s the ground game,” Johnson told The Epoch Times during his door-to-door tour of the neighborhood. “It is going out and talking to voters and answering questions—this is how victory gets done.”
The top issue for the people of South Dakota is inflation, Noem told The Epoch Times as she walked with Johnson through the neighborhood. She said people are worried about the price of fuel and food—kitchen table issues.
“We are hearing a lot of concern about inflation,” Noem said, while walking the sidewalks of a Sioux Falls neighborhood. “People feel it every single day.”… (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
