In this episode, David Wheeler continues our series on Brian Bengs’ independent campaign for U.S. Senate in South Dakota with guest retired US Navy Captain Scott Butler.
The conversation looks at why Bengs’ campaign matters, what an independent candidacy can offer in a state dominated by party politics, and how South Dakotans might respond to a candidate running outside the usual partisan machinery. Bengs brings a background as a military veteran, attorney, educator, and public servant, and his campaign raises a larger question: can voters who are tired of the two-party trap still build a serious alternative?
