Kranz uses anonymous sources

Dave Kranz says this in today’s Argus Leader:

District 20: Sen. Ed Olson, term-limited. Possible candidates: state Rep. Mike Vehle, Joe Graves, Steve Sibson. Possible challenger: former Democratic state Sen. Mel Olson, but there is no certainty about him running for anything.

Comment: State Republicans make it clear. They want Vehle in the Senate race. That means you might find Graves and Sibson competing for the vacant House seat. If Mel Olson is out, you might see Rod Hall, former state senator and a former Mitchell school board member, enter the race in an area where the once-strong Democratic Party is decaying.

So who are the "State Republicans" that make it clear that they don’t want me in the Senate race? If Kranz tells me his sources, maybe I will tell him mine.

So how would it work out if I switch to Independent? It doesn’t look like I am getting any support from the SD GOP, so what the heck. At least I won't be going as far as the MAINstream coalition and join in with the Democrats. I can say the leadership of both sides are not out for the little guy, myself included.

And if the Democrats want to thank anybody, thank Pat Powers, Lee Schoenbeck, Larry Rhoden, and Kranz's anonymous sources.

Comments

[bill fleming]

Sibby, remember when we had that long discussion on your blog a week or so ago about how "anonymity breeds irresponsibility?" I argued that that was BS, and you defended both the premise and the author (Prager, wasn't it?) Anyway, does this mean you've changed your mind about all that?

[Bill I am not anonymous. Dave Kranz knows how to get ahold of me. Perhaps he should, if he read this post. I think we have a lot to talk about...of the record of course.]