Your South Dakota US Senate Race, All In One Place
Watch interviews with US Senate candidates Brian Bengs (IND), Julian Beaudion (D), and Justin McNeal (R) just in time for the primaries, and leading up to the midterms in November
Intellectual Dissatisfaction is proud to present interviews with all three US Senate candidates vying for Senator Mike Rounds seat.
Each interviewee was asked different questions tailored to their stated campaign goals, their personal and professional histories, and current events. We strive to bring our audience nonpartisan coverage of the local political scene in Sioux Falls and South Dakota broadly.
We want to thank the IBEW 426 for allowing us to conduct our in-person interviews in their conference room. And we’d like to thank our viewers and readers for all your support as we’ve grown over the past 3 years.
Hopefully, you find these interviews informative.
Julian Beaudion (D)
For this installment of Intellectual Dissatisfaction, I spoke with Julian Beaudion, a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in South Dakota. The conversation focused on his personal background, his campaign priorities, how he would approach bipartisan work in Washington, and what he believes South Dakota voters should expect from a senator.
Brian Bengs (IND)
Brian Bengs, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, framed his campaign around structural political reform, opposition to corporate influence, and frustration with both major parties. In an interview with Intellectual Dissatisfaction, Bengs said he is running to give South Dakota voters an alternative to what he described as a “stupendously broken” political system.
Justin McNeal (R)
McNeal is challenging Senator Mike Rounds in the Republican primary. During the interview, we covered his personal background, the national debt, campaign finance, Social Security, health care, defense spending, energy policy, foreign policy, eminent domain, and the role of government in private industry.
