http://grist.org/politics/meet-south-dakotas-surprisingly-green-senate-candidate/
Rick Weiland, the Democratic canditate for South Dakota, is refusing to back fossil fuels, which Democrats in rural, Republican areas usually do in order to gain votes. Instead, he has taken a firm stance against the Keystone pipeline, arguing that it would not create any lasting jobs within South Dakota. He also points that it is a Canadian company, not an American company, which is benefiting. In contrast, Mike Rounds has suggested getting rid of EPA regulations.
I actually didn't believe that Rounds would support getting rid of EPA and assumed it was just propaganda. After visiting his site, I discovered that it was not and that really is his stance on it. It makes no sense to me to, as his site puts it, "stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions". While I don't have any strong feelings about the Keystone pipeline, I am in favor of protecting our environment in order to preserve it as well as prevent birth defects and death which have occurred when companies were not properly regulated.
This report is on point! Rounds seems to be relying on his name in his campaign for his slogans do not even make sense whereas Weiland is attempting to progress this state for popular belief. It is most important to preserve our environment and I admire that Weiland is opening campaigning a "green" motion.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Will in that Weiland is looking into the future of our state, while Rounds is not. I think it a brave move to step out of the typical Democratic stance on the Keystone Pipeline and form his own opinion. I am interested to see how this plays out in the election.
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