Podcast: How an independent US Senate candidate wants to ‘deny the majority’ to get things done

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 161

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Searchlight Report is a podcast from South Dakota Searchlight. Reporter and host Meghan O’Brien works with other Searchlight journalists to take listeners inside politics and policy in The Mount Rushmore State.

Brian Bengs is an independent running in the Nov. 3 election against incumbent Republican Mike Rounds for a seat representing South Dakota in the U.S. Senate (there is no Democrat in the …

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