Measure 11 to help McCain?

South Dakota adds proposal for abortion restrictions to ballot for the second time. Measure 11 would ban abortions with the exception of rape, incest or the the case that the health and life of the mother is in danger. There was a similar, yet more restrictive proposal in 2006. 

If passed, a doctor who performs an abortion, without proof of the above circumstances, would be under investigation for a class 4 felony charge.

Looks like the pro-life group is going strong in SD...a good note for the McCain camp. 

Poll update

McCain leads Obama 54% to 37% in a recent Rasmussen Report 

50 days to go

South Dakota is generally a Republican state. They have only voted 4 times Democrat: 1896, 1932, 1936, and 1961. Currently SD is considered a 'leaning Republican state.' 

47.3% of the state are registered Republican voters, compared to a 37.6% of registered Democrat voters. Voting history: Bush carried the state in 2004, 60%-38%. 

A recent story in the Daily Republic claims that there has been a surge in voter registrations...this time Democratic. Rick Hauffe, executive director of the Democratic Party in SD said "the shift in registration momentum is invigorating for a party that's been in the minority since 1979." He also said that it is time for the Republican domination to end. 

The surge is a positive for the Democrats, but I still hold strong this state is on the McCain - Palin ticket all the way.