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Toby Doden

Toby Doden

South Dakota businessman and 2026 GOP gubernatorial candidate; CEO of Doeden Investment Group and General Manager of Aberdeen Chrysler Center

Jul 26, 2026

28:25
But so you, how do you compartmentalize that? And you've got to sort of focus on the goal there throughout the whole thing, right?
28:33
Well, two things.
28:34
One, I'm going to be the happiest guy in South Dakota on July 29th, regardless of what happens.
28:41
I either get to go back and spend more time with my grandkids.
28:44
I get to go actively work back in my companies, which I love as much as anything in this world.
28:49
I love working.
28:50
I love building things or I get to go serve.

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44:56
Do you get those questions a lot?
MurdochHOST
25:59
So how do you speak to a Dusty Johnson voter to go vote for Toby
26:04
Doden? The people that voted for Dusty, it's also worth mentioning, the latest poll that came out from Kelland said 5% of Dusty Johnson voters are voting for me.
26:14
I said I could literally throw a stray cat on the ballot and they'd get more than 5%.
26:20
That's how ridiculous that poll was.
26:21
But that's neither here nor there.
26:23
Dusty was the pro-business guy.
26:25
He had the relationships with a lot of the business people.

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MurdochHOST
49:50
28th,
20:31
As governor, what role does childcare play in your approach to supporting families in the economy?
20:38
There's nothing more important than childcare, and I'll take it a step further.
20:42
I think that also includes education, right? When we talk about education and the budget and childcare, sometimes we almost like people almost talk about it like it's an abstract subject or something.
20:54
Like this is the next generation of South Dakota leaders is our young children, right? You said, what was it? 70% have dual working homes.
21:07
Sadly, I'm not gonna be able to fix that in four years, but I think we can start making a meaningful improvement.
21:14
When we bring affordability back into focus in South Dakota, systematically over time, I hope and I believe we'll be able to have an economy here and an affordability here in South Dakota where more families can get by with one working parent, which I think would be amazing.
21:36
I grew up in a household, not by choice, but by necessity.
24:49
Do you see that as a concern, as a balance? Bring us up to speed on where data centers fit in to your economic policy.
9:51
That couldn't have hurt.
9:53
I think what's helped us is we've ran a positive campaign since May 28th, right? I mean, I have been very heavy-handed with my surrogates.
10:03
Anybody that knows me, that's been around my team, the other candidates don't do that.
10:08
Like, if their surrogates are attacking them, like, yeah, they're helping us.
10:12
I get on the phone and I call.
10:14
I said, if I ever see you post anything negative like that again, no, I can't control them.
10:20
There's still a few out there that are doing it.

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44:31
What do you want to say on that? We

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