I have complained about outgoing Councilors and School Board members recruiting replacements in the past, now it is moving to the Sheriff’s office;
Captain Josh Phillips launched his campaign for Minnehaha County Sheriff after receiving an endorsement from Sheriff Mike Milstead on Wednesday.
I found it funny that just a few hours after Mike announced his retirement Josh had all his paperwork ready to announce his candidacy. Mike announced his retirement on the Belfrage show and I was actually listening live because Belfrage is my morning laughs. Then a few hours later Josh announces.
Obviously Mike brought Josh in on his retirement before announcing because Josh had all his paperwork ready to file. It was a bad look. I would have waited a week.
Josh does have a lot of experience, but I hope he has a challenger because this statement had me automatically NOT voting for him;
“I believe deeply in conservative South Dakota values, respect for the Constitution, and responsible use of taxpayer dollars. I will use my experience to keep our neighborhoods safe,” says Capt. Phillips.
Hey Josh, not all SD values are conservative. My grandparents on both sides were proud SD Dems, and they weren’t radical left lunatics. Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County are very purple, and when you say crap like this, you lose a lot of voters. I am hoping someone from out of state runs that has lived here for a few years and has actual law enforcement experience outside of this county.
As for Mike, he has been a good sheriff. I actually interviewed him for the blog several years ago, and it was probably one of my best interviews. Him and his wife, a former legislator, really turned MAGA the last couple of years and I do know they have lost a lot of political friends because of it. Which is unfortunate.
I was disappointed that Mike stooped to the recruitment politics, but when you run government in a state of paranoia, these are the people we get. They are so afraid their non-vetted replacements will uncover their misdeeds they have to find a replacement that will be complicit on their past. It’s local weasel politics at it’s best and worst.