Today I can announce (much as much colleague Mike McFeely has done) that my 12-2pm radio show on WDAY will be ending. My last regular broadcast will be Friday. I love the talk radio format. Interviewing guests and mixing it up with callers are some of my favorite parts of this job. Plus, the folks…
Podcast: Cramer Says He Wants to Focus on Marijuana Policy Immediately, Armstrong Says He’ll “Fight” Trump Impeachment Efforts
“I want to start on that immediately.” That’s what Senator-elect Kevin Cramer said on my radio show today when asked by a listener if he’d keep a campaign promise to address federal policy with regard to marijuana. Cramer has said consistently that he’d like to move the issue out of the sphere of federal policy…
Podcast: Kevin Cramer, Eric Trump, Kelly Armstrong, Tom Emmer
On the radio show today, Congressman Kevin Cramer took calls and questions during his last appearance on the show before election day. Eric Trump made the case for sending Republican majorities back to Congress to support his father’s agenda. Also North Dakota and Minnesota U.S. House candidates Kelly Armstrong and Tom Emmer talked about their…
Podcast: Voting on the Reservations, the NRA Blasts Heitkamp Over Hunting Ad, Ed Schafer Talks Measure 1
On the radio show today, North Dakota Indian Affairs Commissioner Scott Davis talks about the voting issue on the reservation. Catherine Martensen of the NRA talks about the ad from the North Dakota Democrats that’s confusing hunters. Former Governor Ed Schafer talks about Measure 1. Here’s the full audio of the show. If you can’t…
Podcast: Democrats Work to Confuse Voters
On the radio show today, we talked a lot about efforts by North Dakota Democrats to confuse voters. From their phony-baloney mailers promoting an independent candidate in the Secretary of State race to Facebook ads trying to scare hunters away from voting. Also state Rep. Shannon Roers Jones, a Republican from Fargo, and attorney Mark…
Podcast: Voter ID, the Latest Senate Polling, House Candidate Kelly Armstrong, Senate Candidate Kevin Cramer
On the radio show today, we talked about the national furor over North Dakota’s voter ID laws which are nearly two years old but only became important to left wing activists in the weeks before an important midterm election. A pollster from the Trafalgar Group talked about their most recent polling in North Dakota’s Senate…
Podcast: Birthright Citizenship, Complaints About Heitkamp Canvassers, Measure 3, Marc Lotter
On the radio show today we talked a lot about President Donald Trump proposing to make changes to birthright citizenship policies through executive order. Some callers also complained about the treatment they got from canvassers for Senator Heidi Heitkamp calling them on their phone. Justin Luke Riley of the Marijuana Accountability Coalition spoke about his…
Podcast: Schneider Says He’ll Avoid “Partisan Clown Show” During Final Days of His Campaign
U.S. House candidate Mac Schneider talked about his closing argument for voters in the final days of his campaign. He says he’s going to remain focused on issues important to North Dakotans and not the”partisan clown show.” Cass County Sheriff candidate Mike Kjera was also on to make the case for his candidacy. Former Trump…
Podcast: Medal of Honor Recipient Clint Romesha, Measure 1 Supporters, Congressman Collin Peterson
Medal of Honor recipient and North Dakota resident Clint Romesha was on the radio show today and endorsed Congressman Kevin Cramer in his race against Senate incumbent Heidi Heitkamp. “When he tells you he’s going to do something, he does it,” Romesha said of Cramer’s work on issues related to veterans. Romesha also recounted an…
Podcast: Stephen Bannon Says Republicans Have “Broken the Back of This Blue Wave”
Former Trump campaign manager and chief strategist Stephen Bannon was on the radio show to talk about the midterms. Asked about recent polling showing Senator Heidi Heitkamp with a 16 point deficit to challenger Congressman Kevin Cramer, Bannon says the Kavanaugh fight made “the Trump base wake up to the importance of the moment.” He…