{"id":104564,"date":"2025-09-23T14:34:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/south-dakota-democratic-lawmaker-switches-registration-to-republican-104564"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:34:52","slug":"south-dakota-democratic-lawmaker-switches-registration-to-republican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/south-dakota-democratic-lawmaker-switches-registration-to-republican-104564","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota Democratic lawmaker switches registration to Republican"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/south-dakota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Dakota<\/a> state Rep. Peri Pourier, who had been a Democrat, announced Monday that she switched her voter registration to Republican.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have formally changed my voter registration from Democrat to Republican. My name will now appear with an (R) designation,&#8221; she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepPeriPourier\/posts\/pfbid0hXwsmbRDaB1ZiWTtVwtWuQtkhr9UKsQEuujRCMY1MfsSeAxKZZUjnbdwnJsLUK4pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The move leaves just five Democrats in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Rushmore State&#8217;s<\/a> House, compared to a whopping 65 Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-blue-county-sheriff-unleashes-dems-after-switching-parties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FORMER BLUE COUNTY SHERIFF UNLEASHES ON DEMS AFTER SWITCHING PARTIES: \u2018PARTY OF PAID PROTESTS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pourier, who is Oglala Lakota, suggested that the key pillars of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP<\/a> line up &#8220;with the principle of tribal sovereignty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The core tenets of the Republican Party, decentralized government, self-determination, economic prosperity, lower energy costs, and strong public safety align with the principle of tribal sovereignty,&#8221; she noted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kentucky-senate-democrat-switches-parties-gop-major-blow-dem-gov-andy-beshear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>KENTUCKY SENATE DEMOCRAT SWITCHES PARTIES TO GOP IN MAJOR BLOW TO DEM GOV ANDY BESHEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By contrast, well-intentioned Democratic reforms have too often undermined sovereignty. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 forced a one-size-fits-all model of governance that disregarded traditional systems and tied federal funding to this imposed framework. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What was presented as empowerment ultimately diminished nationhood, reinforced federal control and depilating any hope of self-sufficiency. The long-term consequences of such federal policy failures are still felt on the Pine Ridge Reservation today,&#8221; she asserted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ex-gop-official-turned-democrat-targets-trump-battleground-state-gubernatorial-campaign-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EX-GOP OFFICIAL TURNED DEMOCRAT TARGETS TRUMP IN BATTLEGROUND STATE GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a 2022 Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1323610345069293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a>, Pourier urged people to vote early, writing, &#8220;Your reproductive rights are on the line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/south-dakota-democratic-lawmaker-switches-registration-republican\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/south-dakota-democratic-lawmaker-switches-registration-republican <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Dakota state Rep. 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