SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On the ballot in South Dakota this November is Amendment H, which would establish open primary elections.
Political advertising has ramped up as we get closer to election day and some ads in favor of Amendment H have gotten some pushback.
Some veterans have taken exception to an Amendment H ad that depicts veterans with tape over their mouths to portray that they have no say unless they join a political party.
Adam Long is a proud veteran of both the Navy and the Air Force. When he first heard about the postcard ads making their way to South Dakota, he was angry.
We Long received one of the ads, he took to Facebook to describe his frustrations.
He said that these ads and ones similar to them use their title as veterans for a political agenda.
“When you falsely use someone else’s title or anything like that, I feel like you’re treating them …