Terry LaFleur |
by Johnathan Ellis
South Dakota’s smallest political party is in danger of not having candidates on the ballot in this year’s election.
And Terry LaFleur, who is running to be the Constitution Party’s governor nominee, says he knows who is to blame: Republicans.
LaFleur,
who goes by “Dr.” Terry LaFleur because he has a law degree, is
accusing Republicans of intentionally meddling with the party, which has
fewer than 500 members, because the party does not want him on the
ballot against Republican nominee Kristi Noem.
“If I
can get on the ballot, I can beat Kristi Noem, and I can beat
(Democratic nominee) Billie Sutton. Hands down. I can guarantee it,”
LaFleur said.
But his chance of getting on the
ballot is in jeopardy. The original convention for the Constitution
Party dissolved last month into warring factions, and the party did not
nominate candidates.
Now two factions are set to
have dueling conventions in Pierre on Aug. 14, the last day they can
hold a convention to nominate candidates. The South Dakota Republican
Party, meanwhile, has filed a court action challenging the legitimacy of
any candidates that do come out of the process. A hearing on that is
scheduled on Aug. 16...
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