There’s No Place Like Noem

While most recent Kristi Noem headlines have been about her book in which she recounts the killing of her dog. But back home in South Dakota, there’s another big story that is a lot more connected to national politics. Gov Noem is currently barred from entering a huge portion of her state because most of South Dakota’s tribes have banned her from their land. The controversy stems from Noem’s assertion that the tribes are working with drug cartels. The broader assertion is one that has national election implications, and is captured in a line we’re hearing more these days. “The sheer number of illegal migrants coming into the country has made it so that every state is now a border state.”