Make a low-risk bet, then brag: Explaining Trump’s endorsement of South Dakota’s governor

By: Dana Hess

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 12, 2026

Words: 758

Last Updated: 6 days, 6 hours ago

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In politics, as in comedy, timing is everything. That brings us to the curious timing of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Gov. Larry Rhoden.

Any of the four candidates in the Republican primary for governor would have welcomed a Trump endorsement and ridden it to victory. While the president’s poll numbers are at an all-time low nationally, he has carried South Dakota with more than 60% of the vote all three times he’s been …

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