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Whether you think it’s a blessing or a slap in the face all depends on your political view. But the fact remains. South Dakota is the only state the president hasn’t set foot in while occupying the White House.
"I hope the president finds time to visit our beautiful state and meet the honest and hardworking people who call it home," Senator John Thune told TIME in an email.
Republican Rep. Kristi Noem agrees. “A visit to South Dakota would show the President what happens when an efficient, effective, and accountable government respects hardworking taxpayers,” she wrote.
“You get an unemployment rate under 4 percent, a balanced budget, a better lifestyle, and a healthy economy,” Noem finished.
South Dakota Secretary of Tourism, Jim Hagen had several suggestions as to what the president should make time to see.
Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and the Sturgis motorcycle rally. “That could be interesting for him to attend!” Hagen noted.
Naval Academy political science Professor Brendan Doherty gave Obama a break when he told the magazine, "time is the president's scarcest resource." Doherty went on to point out in the last few decades only two presidents, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush visited every state.
The good people of South Dakota are used to being overlooked. In four of the last nine presidential terms, it has remained unvisited by the commander-in-chief.
However, Hagen hasn’t given up hope. “I’m convinced he’s saving the best for last,” he told TIME.
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