Los Cerrillos
March 30, 2025
04:38:41pm

8/14/10

Are you a Democrat-owned business in South Dakota?

ip is looking for Democrat-owned businesses in South Dakota (in addition to the handful posted in The Local Group) for a directory to be compiled at a later date. Anyone else feel like outing yourself or your business as an Obama devotee?

5 comments:

caheidelberger said...

Boy, I don't know—do you want these nice folks to find crosses burning in their parking lots? ;-)

Of course, this is small-town South Dakota: I would think everyone already knows who's a Dem and who's not.

larry kurtz said...

I know, Cory.

My boycott of GOP-owned businesses is easy in Montana, but very hard when in the Hills and East River. Restaurants, bar and grills are the most interesting since second-hand stores serve most of our needs.

Douglas said...

I don't quite think boycotting businesses owned by Republicans or Democrats is very consistent with ideas and ideals of democracy.

Years ago, a businessman in Pierre who was a Democrat claimed he lost about a third of his business within a month when his wife decided to run as a Democratic candidate for the legislature.

That kind of reaction to a political or even partisan decision seems inappropriate to me even if I often hear ideas I detest or note hypocrisy of the nth degree from GOP businessmen and women.
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larry kurtz said...

I don't disagree with you or Cory, Doug, more because of the polarization effect and my point exactly.

Democrats in South Dakota are back on their heels; more offense than defense may be the only way to reverse the damage inflicted by the Dobson assault on Tom Daschle.

larry kurtz said...

New SD group is searching for Democratic-owned businesses. Scott L. Ehrisman: "Add my bizzo, FB Art. Conservatism is a dead art." South Dakota is still 51st in the percentage of women-owned businesses. The best 20 states for women are all blue while the 20 worst states for women are all red.