What Counts as a Political Scandal?
Why Kristi Noem’s dog unites Americans
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5 min readApr 28, 2024
Kristi Noem killed her dog and then decided to tell the world about it.
In an upcoming book — presumably designed to help her win the Republican nomination for the Vice Presidency — the governor of South Dakota tells the story of a 14-month-old dog named Cricket. Cricket was an unruly pet, killing a bunch of…