Monday, May 31, 2004
UP FOR GRABS Stephanie Herseth faces off tomorrow against Republican Larry Diedrich in a special election to fill the congressional seat that opened up when Bill Janklow stepped down.
Herseth holds a small lead, according to polls. This would be a Democratic pick-up, and an important win in conservative South Dakota.
Tune in to CONTRAPOSITIVE for results.
UPDATE: In a bizarre pre-election near-concession, Larry Diedrich is telling The Hill that he would be happy to lose tomorrow, as long as it's by five points or fewer.
Seriously.
It's important to point out that Herseth and Diedrich will square off again in November. But if losing by five percentage points in an overwhelmingly Republican state is Diedrich's idea of a victory, the South Dakota GOP may want to reevalute its choice for the fall race...
