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<v Speaker 1>Something you should go something you should know is brought

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<v Speaker 1>to visit right now with Jim Ashenbaum. He is the

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<v Speaker 1>state chairman of the Republican Party. And you've been now

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<v Speaker 1>the chairman for about a year? Is that right?

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<v Speaker 2>Not quite a year, John, it'll be a year February

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<v Speaker 2>twenty second.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim, let's talk about the last year. You've had some

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<v Speaker 1>fun wins that have happened over the last year, So

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<v Speaker 1>let's kind of do a quick little recap.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the thing I'm most proud of, John, is our

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<v Speaker 2>new South go to gop dot com website. That was

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things I campaigned on. I said, in

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<v Speaker 2>this day and age, we've got to have a website

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<v Speaker 2>that's you know, active, kept up to date. The previous website,

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<v Speaker 2>the most recent news on it was over two years old,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and that's just not acceptable for any kind

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<v Speaker 2>of an organization to have a website that that's that

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<v Speaker 2>far behind. And so that was one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>I campaigned on. Deb Elliott lifelike Creations out at Belfousche

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<v Speaker 2>built our new website and it's absolutely amazing. I tell people,

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<v Speaker 2>I said, it's so much more than what I expected.

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<v Speaker 2>I just knew we needed something better, but I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>expect to have a website like we have. Deb just

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<v Speaker 2>knocked that thing out of the park and didn't charge

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<v Speaker 2>us very much to do it. And the leadership from

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<v Speaker 2>the RNC, the Republican National Committee, said that that's very

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<v Speaker 2>possibly one of the nicest, if not the nicest website

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<v Speaker 2>of all fifty states in the nation. So that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>something to be proud of.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess absolutely. It is a phenomenal website. And let's

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<v Speaker 1>share the domain name so folks maybe that haven't seen

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<v Speaker 1>the website can go over and check it.

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<v Speaker 2>Out sdgop dot com and there is so much information.

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<v Speaker 2>There's news, commentary, Our bylaws are our platform right there

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<v Speaker 2>on the front page. That's something that had been actually

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<v Speaker 2>taken off of the previous website so people couldn't see it.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you have to hide your bylaws in your

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<v Speaker 2>platform from the citizenry, something's wrong. And we're proud of

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<v Speaker 2>the website. We're proud of the work we're doing our

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<v Speaker 2>first My first full State Central Committee meeting was July nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 2>this last summer, and I got so many compliments about

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<v Speaker 2>how I conducted the State Central Committee meeting. They said

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<v Speaker 2>you were open, honest, fair, and made sure that everybody

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<v Speaker 2>knew what they were voting on. I mean, I would

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<v Speaker 2>I clarify stuff for people. Several times I make a

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<v Speaker 2>person that made a motion repeat their motions so we

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<v Speaker 2>are sure that we're clear what we're voting on. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>the previous State Central Committee meetings were kind of rushed

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<v Speaker 2>through and tried to force issues, and I'm I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to do that. I've stated when I campaigned for

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<v Speaker 2>chairmen that I'm going to work for all Republicans and

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<v Speaker 2>make sure things are done fair and equal for everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>And Jim, I think clarity is always a good thing, yep.

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<v Speaker 2>I just rushing through a meeting when you're making decisions

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<v Speaker 2>as important as maybe amending your bylaws, you know, or

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<v Speaker 2>or that sort of stuff, there has to be clarity

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<v Speaker 2>about what what it is, what's the business we're doing,

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<v Speaker 2>what are we taking care of right now with this vote?

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<v Speaker 2>And I want I always want that to be clear

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<v Speaker 2>and help me open and understood.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. Again. Visiting with Jim Ashenbaum, State Chairman

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<v Speaker 1>of the Republican Party for the state of South Dakota,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're talking about some wins and year one. So

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<v Speaker 1>do you have some other wins?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, there's been a lot. There's so so many exceptional

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<v Speaker 2>people that are they're working out, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>working for the party, helping us out with so many

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<v Speaker 2>different things. Penning County Chairwoman Amy Wagner has agreed to

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<v Speaker 2>chair the Convention Committee for the twenty sixth convention, which

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<v Speaker 2>will be June twenty fifth, sixth, and seventh out and

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<v Speaker 2>Rapid at the Monument and Penning County Chairwoman Amy Wagner

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<v Speaker 2>and then our regional director Regient sixth Director Mike Mueller

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<v Speaker 2>from out there Rapid is the vice chair of that committee.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're doing such an exceptional job. I just haven't

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't had to mess with hardly anything in regards

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<v Speaker 2>to convention other than signing contracts and stuff. There. They've

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<v Speaker 2>they've literally grabbed the reins and they're running with that thing.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was somewhat concerned after I was to German,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, whether I would be able to get people

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<v Speaker 2>that would step up and volunteer to help with suffer

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<v Speaker 2>if I was going to be incredibly burdened with things

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<v Speaker 2>to do. But I still got plenty of stuff to do.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, there are so many good volunteers working on

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<v Speaker 2>a GROW program, and which is a program that we're

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<v Speaker 2>working with with the RNC about growing the state party

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<v Speaker 2>and improving a lot of volunteers working on that, and

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<v Speaker 2>just such an exceptional group of people that are willing to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, put in the effort and do what it

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<v Speaker 2>takes to make the party better.

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<v Speaker 1>That's wonderful. Let's talk a little more about the GROW

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<v Speaker 1>program for folks that are not familiar with it. Give

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<v Speaker 1>us the details on that, and also let us know

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<v Speaker 1>how we can get involved.

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<v Speaker 2>So the GROW program is a it's a like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a program that's designed to make our party better

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<v Speaker 2>for the citizenry and Republicans statewide, and it's a we

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<v Speaker 2>can earn fifty thousand dollars by completing this program. It's

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<v Speaker 2>in three stages. You get five thousand for completing the

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<v Speaker 2>first stage, you get ten thousand for completing the second stage,

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<v Speaker 2>and then thirty five thousand for actually making Once we

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<v Speaker 2>get a plan put together, we have to make a

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<v Speaker 2>certain percentage threshold of that plan to get the last

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five thousand dollars, and that will come late spring

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<v Speaker 2>early summer of twenty six. So we've completed the first stage,

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<v Speaker 2>got five thousand dollars. We've got everything pretty much in

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<v Speaker 2>order to finish the second stage. That's part of what

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<v Speaker 2>this interview today is about. It's media relations. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking with people. We're communicating with the Republicans across the

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<v Speaker 2>state about what's going on, letting them know that we're

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<v Speaker 2>working for them and looking forward hopefully earning the payments

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<v Speaker 2>of all three stages of that grow program. Fifty dollars

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<v Speaker 2>goes a long ways for paying monthly operational expenses, the

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<v Speaker 2>cost of convention. We've got a gun raffle going on

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<v Speaker 2>right now. You can get tickets for that right on

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<v Speaker 2>the homepage of ASDGP dot com. Giving away fifty three

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<v Speaker 2>guns in fifty two weeks. So that's proposed to be

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<v Speaker 2>a great fundraiser. We got to get the tickets sold.

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<v Speaker 2>I keep getting on my people with the tickets saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>get out there and sell them tickets and Some are

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<v Speaker 2>just knocking it out of the park. Some are pretty

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<v Speaker 2>lazy about it. They're not getting it done, and I

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<v Speaker 2>got to stay on them. But as far as that goes,

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<v Speaker 2>that's another another deal that that's a fundraiser for the

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<v Speaker 2>state party. But for each one hundred dollars ticket that's

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<v Speaker 2>sold for that gun raffle, whichever county sold that, ten

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<v Speaker 2>dollars of that one hundred dollars goes back to their

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<v Speaker 2>county operations. And the first, the first drawing, we had

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<v Speaker 2>our Hand County Party right here at Miller had sold

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<v Speaker 2>board tickets. Then all the other all the other counties

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<v Speaker 2>in the state combined, and I'm not too sure that

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<v Speaker 2>we weren't. We just had our second drawing here a

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<v Speaker 2>few weeks ago, and I'm not too sure that we

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<v Speaker 2>weren't still ahead of the entire sty combined. But at

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<v Speaker 2>this point we've raised almost fourteen hundred dollars for our

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<v Speaker 2>Hand County Republican Party.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, if you're listening and going, hey, I would

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<v Speaker 1>like a chance to win, I'd like a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>chances to win. You can do that on the website

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<v Speaker 1>right now, SDGP dot com, and there are a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of chances to win guns between now and when this

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<v Speaker 1>program is over.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep. The tickets are one hundred dollars each, five for

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred, or ten for seven hundred if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to buy multiple tickets and these We're doing a drawing

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<v Speaker 2>every four weeks on Sunday night at eight o'clock. The

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<v Speaker 2>drawings are done live. We put them on our South

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<v Speaker 2>Got a Republican Party Facebook page and then they're archives

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<v Speaker 2>so everybody can go back and watch the drawing make

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<v Speaker 2>sure everything was on the up and up. But anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>the the first fifty two tickets, the first fifty two prizes,

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<v Speaker 2>those tickets stay out until the final drawing, and then

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<v Speaker 2>those fifty two tickets get thrown back into the tumbler,

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<v Speaker 2>so everybody's back in for the final drawing for our

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<v Speaker 2>grand prize rifle and that is a TS Customs right

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<v Speaker 2>here from TS Customs Rifles in Miller, South Dakota. That's

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<v Speaker 2>about a fifty five rifle for our grand prize. Really

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<v Speaker 2>really nice, got customized with the South Got To Republican

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<v Speaker 2>Party logo on the side of the butt and on

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<v Speaker 2>the side of the forearm. We the South Cota state

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<v Speaker 2>motto Under God, the people rule. So that's a sweet gun,

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<v Speaker 2>carbon fiber stock, carbon fiber barrel, six y five DRC

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<v Speaker 2>and really really nice gun for our grand prize. That'll

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<v Speaker 2>be almost a year from now before we draw for that.

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<v Speaker 1>And if somebody would like a ticket to win that

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<v Speaker 1>gun and all of the guns between now and when

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<v Speaker 1>you get to that final drawing, they can do all

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<v Speaker 1>of that with one ticket or as many tickets as

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<v Speaker 1>they want. I guess right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, you go right on our website sdgop dot com

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<v Speaker 2>and get your tickets. The list of all the prizes

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<v Speaker 2>are there in detail. We've had the first two drawings.

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<v Speaker 2>The first one was in October, the second drawing was November.

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<v Speaker 2>The next drawing is coming up on December fourteenth, So

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to get in and have a chance

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<v Speaker 2>at those four prizes, four prizes every four weeks, and

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<v Speaker 2>then a grand prize at the end.

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<v Speaker 1>Again, our guest today has been Jim Ashenbaum, State Chairman

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<v Speaker 1>of the Republican Party for the state of out Dakota,

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<v Speaker 1>and Jim, thank you again for taking the time to

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<v Speaker 1>chat with us about your first year in office. You

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<v Speaker 1>had mentioned that you're a big fan of Clarity. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>also a big fan of clarity and transparency, and one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best things about that is just communicating like

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<v Speaker 1>this to let folks know, here's who I am, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm up to. So, Jim, thank you for taking

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<v Speaker 1>the time to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep. And we do get on our website SDGP dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>There's always news and updates there. You can find out

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on. You can find out who we are,

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<v Speaker 2>what we believe in our Facebook page that's updated. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's posts on there all the time. We've got a

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<v Speaker 2>page on X and I think Instagram, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't take care of all those. Some other great

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<v Speaker 2>volunteer takes care of that stuff, and so I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to worry about it. But plenty of information out there.

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<v Speaker 2>The South got to GOP is definitely different than what

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<v Speaker 2>it was. We're active. We're working with the people and

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<v Speaker 2>communicating with the citizenry and helping them elect good constitutional conservatives.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. Jim, thank you so much for your time, sir.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, thank you again.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Eschenbaum has been our guest today. The website we

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<v Speaker 1>were talking about, and this is where you go if

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to buy a raffle ticket to win a

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<v Speaker 1>gun or a bunch of guns. Actually, that website is

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<v Speaker 1>s d go op dot com. And Something you Should Know.

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