Fellow Conservative,
Knowing you are one of my top supporters, I wanted to share some important news with you.
In order to continue preserving fairness and transparency in this year’s presidential election, I joined with U.S. Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds as well as South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson to request that an additional, earlier debate be held in our home state of South Dakota this September.
As you are aware, presidential debates are a critical part of the electoral process. Unlike television ads or pre-written speeches, debates give Americans a firsthand look at each candidate’s own policies and intellect in an unscripted setting. They allow voters to hear the candidates’ platforms firsthand and give candidates the opportunity to respond to the tough questions at the forefront of every voter’s mind.
Unfortunately, by the time the first presidential debate happens on September 29, 2020, voters in South Dakota will have already started voting 11 days prior. South Dakotans who vote early deserve the same opportunity afforded to voters in other states, which is to hear the two competing visions for our country and make a well-informed decision when casting their vote at the ballot box – especially when one candidate has spent the duration of the campaign avoiding voters and questions from the press.
We must give voters a fair chance in an already unprecedented election, and we asked the Commission on Presidential Debates to consider adding an additional, earlier debate in South Dakota this September. This monumental election will determine the very future of our nation. The least we can do is equip voters with the facts necessary to aid them in electing the next president of the United States.
If you agree that we need an earlier presidential debate and that South Dakota is the perfect place to hold it, will you please consider donating now?
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Thank you so much for your support,
Governor Kristi Noem
