Current Democratic-NPL Chairwoman and former Representative Kylie Oversen is set to seek her Party’s nomination for Tax Commissioner. The official announcement will come today at events scheduled in Bismarck and Grand Forks according to a press release. Should Oversen earn the nomination, it would set up an interesting race against current Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger. In […]
In a post earlier this week I talked about the public backstabbing of Tom Campbell. Republicans had dumped allegations of his past into a right-wing Washington publication. It was all a part of the orchestrated effort to get Kevin Cramer into the Senate race against Heitkamp. This opposition research dump on Campbell served a couple […]
Last month at this time, I wrote an article titled, “What Changed?” In it, I laid out how I didn’t think anything had changed when Kevin Cramer decided to seek reelection rather than challenge Heidi Heitkamp for the U.S. Senate. I said Cramer was never going to run against Heidi, that it would be too […]
It has been a roller coaster for Republicans when it comes to the U.S. Senate race in North Dakota. The latest is planted allegations on State Senator Tom Campbell making its way around Washington political circles. Today’s developments on the East Coast follow an eventful week within our own borders regarding Gary Emineth’s candidacy and […]
North Dakota’s Governor Doug Burgum has reimbursed Xcel Engery $37,000 for the Super Bowl tickets he and the First Lady were gifted last week. $37,000! The decision comes after almost a week of questions about whether or not this was ethical. In the end, Burgum did the right thing by paying for the tickets. Still, […]
Congressman Kevin Cramer’s fundraising reports are posted. Cramer has begun to raise funds in two campaign accounts. “Cramer for Congress” is the primary campaign account and the one that I’ve written about throughout 2017. The “Cramer Victory Fund” which formed on 11/29/17, is a joint fundraising agreement between Congressman Kevin Cramer, Badlands PAC (Cramer’s PAC), […]
According to a spokesperson, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp raised $1,323,980.95 and now has $4,464,593.64 cash on hand. The fourth quarter filing shows the numbers raised between October 1st and December 31st. After record-breaking fundraising throughout 2017, Heitkamp reports having raised $7,729,590.53 so far this cycle. She has positioned herself well heading into a campaign that has left the Republican […]
North Dakotans for Public Integrity, a local nonpartisan group will be filing an anti-corruption amendment to the Secretary of State’s office today. If approved and with enough signatures, voters will have the opportunity to solidify rules and create mechanisms to hold politicians accountable and increase transparency for the public. In some instances, politicians have refused […]
North Dakota State Representative Josh Boschee is set to announce he will seek the Democratic-NPL nomination for the office Secretary of State on Tuesday. The announcement came in a Monday afternoon email. Boschee will make an official statement at two press conferences tomorrow in Bismarck and Fargo. Boschee is the first Democrat to announce their […]
Last week the Wall Street Journal published an article outlining accusations of sexual misconduct by Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn. Wynn, a finance chair of the Republican National Committee, is the latest powerful man to be accused of such disgusting behavior. Following the publication, Wynn resigned his RNC position. As ripples of the report […]