Politico: “A celeb of the coronavirus pandemic, Noem had develop into an surprising Republican sensation in 2020 and into remaining yr, on the top of partisan warring over the pandemic. As she theatrically defied masks and vaccine mandates and forged South Dakota as a ‘beacon of hope’ for the skeptical and recalcitrant, she become a staple on Fox. CNN branded her ‘the feminine Trump,’ whilst Trump himself inspired Noem to number one her state’s ‘RINO‘ senior senator, John Thune (a call for participation Noem declined). GOP state and county birthday celebration chairs in early presidential nominating states started inviting Noem to talk at their occasions, and her inventory rose a number of the Conservative Political Motion Convention set. Closing summer time, she earned a private takedown within the impeccably parlor-liberal pages of Self-importance Truthful — a badge of honor for any Republican.”
“However maintaining the GOP’s pastime has proved tougher because the pandemic lingers on. Noem has some integrated disadvantages as a countrywide candidate: Her tiny state isn’t a locus of coastal media consideration; its small agricultural economic system limits her herbal fundraising base. Or even in South Dakota, Noem has suffered from a shift in public focal point from Covid freedom to issues that experience proved more difficult for her to control.”
