Before you ‘Save South Dakota,’ show us the fire

By: Brad Johnson

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 13, 2026

Words: 837

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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South Dakota is being told it needs saving. Not tuning. Not reform.

Saving.

That word isn’t a diagnosis. It’s a marketing slogan — the kind you roll out when you need voters to believe they’re living in a disaster movie and only one man has the script.

Into this imaginary smoke steps Republican governor candidate Toby Doeden, claiming to hear alarms no one else can hear and insisting he alone knows how to put out …

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