Whether or not she’s a baseball fan, South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson finds herself living one of Yogi Berra’s famous sayings: “It’s deja vu all over again.”

The New York Yankees’ catcher didn’t have Johnson in mind when he said it, but her future bears a remarkable resemblance to her past.

In the summer, Johnson will find herself fighting for her job at the state Republican Party convention where some nominees for statewide office are chosen. She’s being challenged by state Rep. Heather Baxter, a Republican from Rapid City.

In a South Dakota Public Broadcasting story about her candidacy, Baxter said she would align herself with President Donald Trump’s platform on election reform. Trump’s platform isn’t about fair play at the ballot box so much as it’s about poor sport

See Full Page