It was a busy day for guests on the radio show today. Former Congressman Earl Pomeroy joined me to talk about his on-going criticism of the lawsuit against Obamacare. Republican state Senator Janne Myrdal of District 10 joined me to talk about her difficulties in getting a meeting with Senator “work with anyone” Heitkamp. U.S.…
Print Column: Shouldn’t the Law Be Legal?
MINOT, N.D. — As we approach the home stretch of the 2018 campaigns North Dakota’s Democrats are trying to make a campaign issue out of a lawsuit challenging the legality of Obamacare. Former Congressman Earl Pomeroy, not to mention his former employee U.S. House candidate Mac Schneider, have been all but accusing Republicans of wanting…
Podcast: Heitkamp Uses Trump Supporter in Ad, Tony Gehrig Talks Fargo City Hall Costs, Earl Pomeroy Calls Out Attorney General Stenehjem
On today’s radio show we talked about Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s new campaign ad in which she uses a man who claims to have voted for Donald Trump to defend her record on border security. Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig talks about the city hall project going roughly 33 percent over budget. Former Congressman Earl Pomeroy…
Podcast: Armstrong Says Schneider Is Campaigning “a Lot More Moderate Than His Voting Record”
On Friday I had U.S. House candidate Kelly Armstrong on my radio show. He and his Democratic opponent Mac Schneider squared off recently in a debate hosted by the North Dakota Newspaper Association. At that event Armstrong said something about voters having a choice between himself, a conservative Republican, and Schneider who is campaigning as…
Leadership Change May Be in the Works for North Dakota Democratic Party
According to a Democratic insider with knowledge of the discussions, there’s a movement afoot to replace party chairwoman Kylie Oversen with someone else. Oversen presided over what was a disastrous 2016 election cycle for the Democrats, yet maintains her leadership post in the 2018 cycle despite deciding to also launch a campaign for Tax Commissioner…
Podcast: Former Congressman Earl Pomeroy Talks State Convention
On the radio show today, former Congressman Earl Pomeroy joins me to talk about the North Dakota Democratic Party’s state convention held over the weekend. He’d like former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to put a sock in it already, and thinks North Dakota Democrats can win by sticking to local issues. Speaking of the state…
Voting For Sanders, North Dakota's Democrats Move To The Left Of Relevance
At the national level Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is struggling mightily to unite her party even as her opponent, Senator Bernie Sanders, continues to win in some states. That made North Dakota’s caucus last night kind of important, as implausible as that might seem. Normally our state is almost irrelevant to presidential politics, but…
North Dakota Democrats Shifting To The Right On Trade?
Last night the U.S. Senate passed a trade bill that gives the executive branch a “fast track” process to bringing trade agreements before Congress. This is a generally positive development. The easier trade is, the better off we all are. But among the surprising votes for the agreement was Senator Heidi Heitkamp. You can see…
Poll: North Dakotans Still Hate Obamacare
I have polling results from the folks at DFM Research regarding North Dakota sentiments about Obamacare and – surprise! – most people in the state still dislike the law. Which might not be a good thing for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who recently signed the state up to side with the Obama administration in a lawsuit…
Whoa: Bill Would Change How North Dakota Replaces Senate Vacancy
One persistent rumor in North Dakota political circles concerns the likelihood that US Senator Heidi Heitkamp might run for governor in 2016. I first wrote about possibility back in 2013, and it has to be intriguing from the perspective of Democrats. The liberals have a paucity of experienced candidates to run for higher office. Aside…