Bill Bolling: "Let's be clear, a Trump nomination would be a disaster for the Republican Party, but it could happen."
The former two-term lieutenant governor provides tough analysis for Republicans the day after Trump's announcement.
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Former two-term Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling gives commentary after Trump’s presidential announcement. “I listened to some (not all) of Trump’s speech last night. It was, in typical Trump fashion, way too long! When he was staying on script, and talking about policy, I mostly agreed with him. But Trump can’t stay on script. He inevitably travels down rabbit holes, and that’s when he gets in trouble.”
Glen Sturtevant is messaging more now that midterms are over and he is pushing to the right Wednesday over an alleged “transgender awareness week”
Sturtevant pushes right into the nomination conversation in SD-12
Former state Sen. Glen Sturtevant is making his push to the right to court Republicans in Senate District 12 as his two opponents for the nomination have been sparring for weeks already.