Victory Laps, Dusty’s Next Chapter & Data Centers

Back again, and this time everybody’s in the East. Jake and Murdoc sit down in Sioux Falls with Kadyn Wittman, Sonja Mentzer and Adam Bair for a Democratic victory lap after the election. We get into the door knocking, the races that flipped, what voters were actually talking about and how a bigger House caucus plans to turn those wins into something useful in Pierre.

Plus, Dusty Johnson joins the show to break down the Republican losses nationally, the work of recruiting South Dakota candidates and what comes next after Congress. We talk campaign money, the remaining farm bill work, the hemp debate and whether another run for office could be somewhere down the road. Dusty also makes a fast-food burger pick that Murdoc is not prepared to accept.

Then it’s back to the panel for data centers, school lunches, grocery taxes, housing and a spirited argument over healthcare costs and Medicaid expansion. Can Democrats keep younger voters engaged? Can the state afford the policies they want—and what does it cost not to act? And of course, the burger question inches closer to retirement, with veggie burgers and gizzards getting their final arguments.

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