North Dakota Politics

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355720152012-02-13T19:38:22.110-06:00North Dakota PoliticsA blog covering important political news from North Dakota and around the country.RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.comBlogger1331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-42754808010380252492008-11-05T18:25:00.006-06:002008-11-05T18:55:20.171-06:00Duane Sand Was Ready to Stand Up for North Dakota

Yesterday the people of North Dakota decided to send Earl Pomeroy, a liberal democrat, back to the US Congress where he will serve his ninth term. Despite the single digit approval ratings given to the Democrat-led Congress almost immediately after the 2006 elections, instead of voting for new representation and new ideas, North Dakotans voted for the tired, out-of-touch philosophies of Earl

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-76836068980449965272008-10-26T16:25:00.003-05:002008-10-26T16:36:26.577-05:00Sand Raises Record Campaign Funds

Duane Sand has raised incredible amounts of money for his campaign against entrenched liberal Earl Pomeroy this election season, even managing to raise more than Pomeroy himself. His $1.62 million raised this cycle is the most money that any challenger has raised for a run against Pomeroy, far outpacing even Rick Clayburgh in 2002 who nearly beat Pomeroy and raised $1.08 million. Only a tiny

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-27063067912783148622008-10-17T19:30:00.005-05:002008-10-17T19:37:51.829-05:00Newt Gingrich Endorses Sand

Duane Sand has a new endorsement to add to his campaign in the form of former House speaker Newt Gingrich. You can hear the ad in the video below. Both Gingrich and Sand realize that domestic energy production is a critical step in freeing ourselves from foreign oil. They realize that we don't have time for people like Earl Pomeroy to continually vote against expansion of oil shale drilling here

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-87114092268988511922008-10-14T19:58:00.005-05:002008-10-14T20:45:18.739-05:00Duane Sand to Debate Pomeroy on October 20th

Duane Sand will be debating incumbent Earl Pomeroy for the second time on October 20th. You can catch this debate, which is sure to be intense, on NBC at 7PM. Recently Earl has become more and more desperate to find an issue to attack Duane on. He decided to make the false claim that Duane takes his paycheck from a "radical Washington special interest group". It turns out that this "radical group

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-62776982982470622852008-09-03T22:30:00.004-05:002008-09-03T22:40:24.113-05:00Palin Delivers Powerful Punch in St. Paul

Tonight it became very clear why John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate when the 44-year-old Alaska Governor took the stage at the Republican Convention and delivered one of the greatest Vice Presidential speeches in history. Palin effectively appealed to the audience's emotions while still delivering powerful blows to Barack Obama's campaign. She introduced America to her family,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-37778131825274128432008-08-25T19:23:00.004-05:002008-10-26T16:35:37.710-05:00Earl Pomeroy Launches Attack Ads on Duane Sand

Incumbent Congressman Earl Pomeroy unleashed his first serious attack ads against his opponent, Republican Duane Sand, today. The first part of the radio ad runs like this: "Every four years we see it: the competition, the back & forth drama.No, not the Olympics.It’s Duane Sand in North Dakota, running for political office and twisting the truth."In the remainder of the ad, Earl claims to have

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-22396758690250189452008-08-22T19:18:00.003-05:002008-08-22T19:25:26.723-05:00Unconfirmed: McCain picks Romney as VP

Has John McCain selected Mitt Romney to be his running mate? Time Magazine seems to think so. Apparently many news talk shows are already buzzing with this news, and the Boston Globe is reporting that: "Mark Halperin of Time magazine set the buzz going again Thursday night with a one-sentence report on his website that John McCain had settled on Romney." You can read the full story here. I will

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-32726691668495679342008-08-20T18:08:00.000-05:002008-08-20T18:09:09.024-05:00New Duane Sand Radio Ad: Six Votes

Duane Sand has been hitting Congressman Earl Pomeroy hard all summer long, and his latest radio ad deals a significant blow to Earl's campaign by exposing his anti-drilling record. The ad is titled "Six Votes" because of the six times that Earl Pomeroy voted against drilling here in America. You can listen to it below:

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-48709473752822222702008-05-26T19:54:00.004-05:002008-05-26T20:40:34.269-05:00Dakota Politics Polling Data

With the 2008 election in full swing, it is interesting to take a look at some of the statewide polling data conducted by Dakota Politics. While there is little press coverage on several of the races such as Bob Peterson's re-election bid as State Auditor, the online polls are still a good indicator of support. Starting with the race for Congress, Duane Sand enjoys a 83% vote over Earl Pomeroy's

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-70644863523817626482008-04-22T20:55:00.006-05:002008-04-22T22:45:14.481-05:00The Sand Campaign

2008 just might be the year that we finally get rid of the entrenched and out of touch bureaucrat Earl Pomeroy, and Duane Sand is the candidate to do it. His campaign is hard at work, and he is raising unprecedented amounts of money for his efforts. He will need all that he can get to combat the influx of out of state money that Earl Pomeroy will be able to receive. I just got a letter in the

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-78605126480230712692008-04-08T22:01:00.003-05:002008-04-08T22:15:48.957-05:00A Look at the 2008 Match-Ups

With the Democrat-NPL convention now finally over, but with Ed Schulz's "warmonger" comment about John McCain still making the rounds on talk radio, and rightfully so, its time to take a look at the challenges or lack thereof that state Republicans are facing this year. Its likely to be another great year for the state offices, but the majority in the House and Senate is threatened.For incumbent

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-38738474860724948962008-04-04T19:59:00.003-05:002008-04-08T22:17:36.575-05:00District 30 Nomination to Be Held on Monday

The GOP nomination for District 30 will be held on Monday, April 7. I am in District 30, but unfortunately I won't be able to make the event due to other commitments. Above you can see the main campaign sign for Arnie Zent on 12th Street just south of Bismarck. The sign is on the creative side, and it actually got blown down last Saturday (March 29) due to high winds. Zent quickly replaced the

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-4459908608414880392008-03-29T22:24:00.004-05:002008-03-29T22:30:23.142-05:00Kalk Wins the PSC Nomination

Brian Kalk has won the state GOP's nomination to run for Public Service Commissioner. I'm thrilled about his victory, and I am excited for the campaign. I'm currently in the middle of the State Future Business Leaders of America Conference, so I was unable to attend the convention. I really wish that I could have gone - especially to see such a great result.The conference will be over on Tuesday,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-66223864877669311552008-03-25T21:36:00.004-05:002008-03-25T21:50:41.786-05:00My Reaction to Selzler's Statement on Sand

In the wake of Duane Sand's announcement for Congress last Thursday, the Dem-NPLers have resorted to what has ironically become their favorite catch phrase when dealing with Sand. Here is the full statement released by Director Jamie Selzler:"Duane Sand has been handily rejected twice by North Dakota voters, because he is out of touch. He worked for an out-of-state interest group which supports

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-73245667847430021032008-03-25T21:16:00.003-05:002008-03-25T21:36:15.706-05:00Mitch Vance to seek Treasurer Position

Mitch Vance, a retired magazine editor, business operator, and teacher has announced that he will be seeking his the Dem-NPL's nomination for State Treasurer next week. Incumbent Kelly Schmidt has been doing a great job in the office, so Vance will need to do more than make statements like these: "the Treasurer performs very important functions for you, the people. As the keeper of the people’s

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-87738583697252559402008-03-20T17:01:00.010-05:002008-03-20T17:28:40.495-05:00Report from Duane Sand Announcement

I just got back from the Duane Sand announcement at the Republican Headquarters in Bismarck. Originally scheduled for 3:00, it was delayed about 45 minutes since Sand had to travel all the way from Grand Forks. As expected, Sand announced that he will be running for Congress against incumbent Earl Pomeroy - and he made his reasons for this decision very clear. The main theme of Sand's speech was

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-58919935395239713932008-03-16T22:27:00.003-05:002008-03-16T22:47:38.562-05:00Barack Obama Lied About Pastor's Sermons

With all of the buzz about Barack Obama's radical and racist pastor Jeremiah Wright, Obama tried to distance himself from the pastor this past week. Here is a summary of what has already transpired: Obama has attended the Trinity United Church of Christ for nearly 20 years. He heard the sermons of his pastor Jeremiah Wright, who Obama has called a "close personal friend" and a "mentor". Wright

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-43954954960359925822008-03-13T18:54:00.005-05:002008-03-13T19:06:19.205-05:00Duane Sand Congress Announcement Scheduled

Duane Sand's staff has made the following press release regarding his announcement on a potential run for Congress.Bismarck, ND – Duane Sand will hold a series of press conferences on Thursday, March 20th, 2008, to announce his decision regarding a run for U.S. Congress. The press events will take place in Fargo, Grand Forks, and Bismarck respectively. See details below for times and

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-72044068063962331022008-03-10T21:54:00.009-05:002008-03-10T22:38:36.202-05:00My Experience at the US Senate Youth Program

I just returned from an incredible week that I will forever remember. I met 103 like-minded individuals from all 50 states, heard from the leaders of our nation, and made friends and connections that will last for many years to come. The 2008 United States Senate Youth Program was an incredible experience that I will never forget. The William Randolph Hearst Foundation is an amazing organization

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-65936768267953099942008-02-29T19:23:00.003-06:002008-02-29T19:27:25.921-06:00Last Post Before the Trip

This will be my last post before my Trip to DC as part of the US Senate Youth Program (see older post). My flight leaves at 11 AM tomorrow - I won't be returning until next Saturday (March 8). I will come back and post pictures, videos, and I'm sure lots of great stories.

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-70508000473851857382008-02-27T19:41:00.003-06:002008-02-27T19:57:11.703-06:00District 30 Race Heats Up

The race for my district, South Bismarck's District 30, is quickly becoming one of the state's most heated legislative races. With the retirement of incumbent Ron Carlisle, 5 individuals have already stepped up to run for his seat. On the Republican side, District 30 Republican chair Mike Nathe has the edge, but Georgia Couture and Arnie Zent are also seeking the nomination. Casey Skovran and

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-85132074800337493672008-02-21T16:29:00.004-06:002008-02-24T22:47:44.201-06:00Former House Candidate Matt Mechtel Found Dead

Matt Mechtel, a 39-year-old farmer from Page, ND has died from what sources are describing as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Mechtel ran for the U.S. House in 2006 against Earl Pomeroy. He was found this morning by his father in a shop building at his parent's home. I never met Mechtel, but he seemed like a great guy and this is tragic news.More information from the Associated Press:In October

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-36769118746484003402008-02-20T22:24:00.002-06:002008-02-20T22:39:27.934-06:00My Blog Featured on KXMB News

As some of you are probably already aware, KXMB did a on me and my blog yesterday. Here is a link - you will find the story along with the video. Brad Feldman did a really great job on the story, and I'm glad that the station took the time to interview me and give people an insight into the story behind the blog.

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-6273193708654943622008-02-20T22:03:00.004-06:002008-02-20T22:24:22.932-06:00Dorgan, Sanstead to Seek Re-election

Two of North Dakota's oldest elected officials have recently announced that they will be seeking re-election to their respective offices. Senator Byron Dorgan, who is up for re-election in 2010, typically chooses to wait much longer to announce his re-election bids. This year, however, with John Hoeven as his likely challenger, Dorgan has decided to announce early. An early announcement will help

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-13633501520495168312008-02-13T21:16:00.005-06:002008-02-13T21:37:02.282-06:00The Obama Factor

With Barack Obama now surging in the polls and collecting more delegates than Hillary Clinton, it's time to take a serious look into what an Obama Presidency would mean. It's not that hard to imagine, actually, since Obama and Clinton are virtually the same person in terms of their political ideologies. Despite Obama's efforts to portray himself as a uniter and not a divider, he cannot hide the

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-67111925903594274022008-02-11T18:32:00.000-06:002008-02-11T18:48:57.739-06:00US Senate Youth Program

Last October, as I was reading through my school's scholarship opportunities, I decided to compete for the United States Senate Youth Program. A month or so later, I learned that I had been selected as one of North Dakota's two delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program. At first I thought that it was just another trip to Washington, D.C., but to my surprise the all-expense paid trip

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-15793695443483286162008-02-07T17:46:00.000-06:002008-02-07T18:30:16.017-06:00Romney Drops out of Race

Just days after a relatively disappointing Super Tuesday performance, candidate Mitt Romney has decided to leave the race. This essentially hands the nomination to John McCain, since Huckabee is doing poorly in the polls of upcoming primary states. Romney gave this reasoning for his decision: "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-37696521056849493782008-02-05T21:27:00.001-06:002008-02-05T21:53:39.104-06:00Mitt Romney Wins North Dakota

It now appears that Mitt Romney has won North Dakota. With 81% reporting, he currently has 2,871 votes or 36%. It seems to be a three-way-tie for second with McCain 22%, Paul 21%, and Huckabee 19%. Romney will likely be celebrating victories in Massachusetts, Utah, and possible Minnesota and Montana in addition to our state.Pictures of the ND Republican Caucus in Bismarck can be seen here.

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-6053690648296296142008-02-05T12:23:00.000-06:002008-02-05T12:28:25.405-06:00McCain Sends Brownback, others to ND Today

Some high profile McCain supporters stopped in Fargo earlier today. Former Presidential candidate and Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, Former Governor Frank Keating (OK), Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL), Former Secretary William Ball all vistited Fargo, and will also be making a stop in Bismarck in just a few minutes at the NDGOP headquarters.Here is some more information from Say Anything Blog:ND

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-67509432328547389712008-02-04T12:16:00.000-06:002008-02-04T19:40:28.000-06:00Ron Paul Rally Report

The Ron Paul rally in Bismarck will be starting in about 3 hours. I will be attending so look for an update on how it went later this afternoon when I return. I'm not a Paul supporter but I'm not going to pass up the opportunity to see a Presidential candidate so close to home. The rally will be at the Bismarck Elks Lodge at 3:30.Update: Just got back from the Paul rally. He was 25 minutes late

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-43412618983671585022008-02-02T19:03:00.000-06:002008-02-02T19:11:02.410-06:00Mitt Romney for President

I came out early this year as a supporter of Mike Huckabee. Since then, details of Huckabee's record have come forth, and Huckabee has sounded like a liberal on the campaign trail. With Mike Huckabee saying things like "The Club for Greed", it was clear that he was out of the conservative mainstream. At this point, I'm supporting Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. As Sean Hannity said, it's a long

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-7552749137179443992008-02-02T18:58:00.001-06:002008-02-02T18:59:15.323-06:00Ron Paul to Visit ND

Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul will visit North Dakota this Monday, February 4, in Fargo and Bismarck. He will be in Fargo at the Grand Ballroom in the Student Union at NDSU at 1:00 PM. His Bismarck appearance will be at the Elks Lodge at 3:30 PM. Paul has recently gained the support of several Republican present and former office holders across the state. His endorsers include

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-6939700176279564202008-02-01T20:02:00.000-06:002008-02-01T20:09:58.885-06:00Adam Hamm Needs to Start Campaigning

As campaign contributions begin to come in, I have noticed that Jasper Schneider, who is running against Adam Hamm for Insurance Commissioner, has already raised $28,000 for his campaign. In addition, he already has a campaign website set up. Adam Hamm has no website, no money, and no campaign. If he wants to keep his job, he will need to kick his campaign into high gear. Schneider clearly knows

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-21070164092836033132008-01-31T19:47:00.000-06:002008-01-31T20:32:46.261-06:00Earl Pomeroy's Votes for Defeat in Iraq

With the 2008 election looming, its clear that the Iraq War will be a hot campaign issue when Earl Pomeroy seeks re-election to his ninth term in the House of Representatives. Pomeroy began 2007 by aligning himself with the mainstream left/Pelosi agenda in Congress. In February of 2007, Pomeroy vehemently opposed the troop surge. Fortunately, the surge passed, and it has led to immense successes

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-17886552298203584732008-01-30T08:29:00.000-06:002008-01-30T08:37:05.813-06:00District 30's Dave Weiler to Seek Re-election

Representative Dave Weiler from Bismarck's District 30 has announced that he will seek re-election. Weiler was first elected in 2000, and he currently serves on the Finance and Taxation and Government and Veterans Affairs Committees. He also serves as Vice Chair of Energy Development and Transmission interim committee. With District 30's other Representative Ron Carlisle retiring and District 30

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-24390755489372303592008-01-24T08:22:00.001-06:002008-01-24T08:31:24.755-06:00US House Race Narrows

Earl Pomeroy can take one name off his list of possible challengers. Page farmer Matt Mechtel, who challenged Pomeroy in 2006, will not be doing so again in 2008. Frankly, I didn't even know that Mechtel was considering a run. According to the Tribune, after his 2006 defeat he made a statement that he would run for Congress again. Mechtel's reason for not running is his ongoing divorce, saying: "

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-60978905722830278992008-01-24T08:15:00.000-06:002008-01-24T08:21:58.824-06:00Schafer Confirmation Hearings Today

It looks like North Dakota's own Ed Schafer will finally be confirmed as Ag Secretary today. The hearings are scheduled to take place at 2:30PM. KXMB's Dakota Politics will be broadcasting a live feed, a link to which will most likely appear on their homepage sometime this afternoon. Even Byron Dorgan expects the hearings to be quick and smooth, saying "Ed Schafer is a North Dakotan, and it's an

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-60429607891592183442008-01-19T16:11:00.000-06:002008-01-19T16:23:14.200-06:00Nevada Goes for Mitt, Thompson's Outlook Poor

Romney has won Nevada by a landslide, but the biggest surprise out of the state maybe the virtual tie for 2nd place between Ron Paul and John McCain. As of 4:00, Ron Paul was edging out McCain. This leaves Romney in an even better position, he should have about 80 delegates by the time all is said and done in Nevada. As our attention now moves to South Carolina, it looks like Fred Thompson is

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-28278612371143154262008-01-17T16:33:00.000-06:002008-01-17T16:34:32.307-06:00ND Peace Coalition Gone Mad

There are some moments when I wish I could have a camera with me. One of those moments occurred around 1:00 today when I was driving into the State Capitol grounds from the south entrance on Boulevard Ave. As I approached the entrance it became apparent that there was some sort of commotion since about 4 people were standing around talking to each other. A few moments later as I began to turn in,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-8741522336410562002008-01-16T21:18:00.000-06:002008-01-16T21:28:10.238-06:00John Fund Set to Visit Fargo

Conservative Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund will be visiting Fargo on March 28 for an Americans for Prosperity event. Fund also writes for Political Diary, a daily column hosted at OpinionJournal.com. He is a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, and articles he has written have appeared in Esquire, Reader's Digest, Reason, the New Republic, and National Review. This

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-38603021437195506832008-01-16T21:11:00.000-06:002008-01-16T21:18:05.437-06:00Mitt Takes Michigan

Mitt Romney won Michigan last night, despite endless media hype that John McCain would be victorious. The media wants to decide the outcome of the nomination process, and ultimately the GOP nomination, and so they have chosen John McCain as the Republican that should win all the primaries. The media also wants to somehow insinuate that Mitt Romney is losing the race and is on the verge of

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-15238896833320555872008-01-15T10:33:00.000-06:002008-01-15T10:46:02.424-06:00Gay Rights Activist Bergian is Running for PSC Again

As I predicted a while back, it looks like local gay rights activist Cheryl Bergian will be running for the empty seat on the Public Service Commission left by the retiring Susan Wefald. It's not surprising, considering that the same ND Democrats have a tendency to seek state office again and again despite decisive defeats. Bergian is a lawyer who works as director of the North Dakota Human

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-90976129816486545562008-01-09T10:49:00.000-06:002008-01-09T11:00:59.239-06:00Can Fred Thompson Rebound?

With Fred Thompson absent from New Hampshire today and instead spending all of his time in South Carolina, many are wondering if SC will be Thompson's last stand. Its clear that he needs to do well here. Although he performed somewhat well in Iowa, he did poorly in New Hampshire, and he needs to gain some momentum with a good showing. Even Thompson himself makes it clear that he must do well in

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-17837161025118266572008-01-09T08:22:00.000-06:002008-01-09T10:49:35.526-06:00McCain and Clinton Win New Hampshire

As everyone knows by now, John McCain has won New Hampshire. This wasn't much of a surprise given that he had recently pulled ahead of Mitt Romney in the polls. The surprise came when Hillary Clinton pulled ahead of Barack Obama, who had been expected by some to secure a double-digit defeat of Clinton. I don't mind that Clinton won, since she is probably the easiest candidate to defeat in the

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-27930308323280470112008-01-07T10:34:00.001-06:002008-01-07T10:47:27.104-06:00The GOP Nomination Becomes Even More Unclear

The GOP nomination process started out as a 2-man race between Rudy Guiliani and John McCain. Things got interesting when Romney and Thompson became serious contenders over the summer, and when Huckabee surged from out of nowhere, it got even more interesting. While all of this was happening, John McCain's numbers were steadily falling due to his weakness on illegal immigration. In mid-December,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-76768408689395654342008-01-04T08:26:00.000-06:002008-01-04T08:50:37.454-06:00Huckabee Wins the Caucus

It quickly became clear last night, even when only 2% of the votes had been counted, that Huckabee was going to do very well in the Caucus. Huckabee ended up winning with 34% to Romney's 25%, a bigger margin than most were expecting. Fred Thompson finished in 3rd with 13%, with McCain not far behind. After it was thought that his campaign was over due to his weakness on illegal immigration,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-7931477295241055912008-01-03T10:46:00.000-06:002008-01-03T11:01:33.508-06:00Statewide Races Continue to Heat Up

Not only is the race for Public Service Commissioner up and running, but it now appears that State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt is slated to announce her intentions of seeking a second term sometime today. No Democrats have stepped up to challenger her yet, but I would expect an announcement fairly soon. Kristen Hedger and Cheryl Bergian, who both lost elections in 2006, have been mentioned as

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-43230164904150096822008-01-03T10:32:00.000-06:002008-01-03T10:45:22.802-06:00Iowa Caucus Still a Toss Up

Today is the day that all of the Presidential candidates have been waiting for. The Iowa Caucus has finally arrived. After Huckabee pulled far ahead of Romney in December, the race has tightened as of late, and it is now virtually a tie between the two candidates. With Romney's better organization in the state, he still has a good chance of winning. Its also worthy of note that both McCain and

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-71637373346997091352008-01-01T18:33:00.000-06:002008-01-01T18:49:14.562-06:00For the GOP PSC Nomination, Its Kalk vs. Stenehjem

I posted a few weeks back about the opening on the Public Service Commission created by the retiring Susan Wefald, and how it would be a good opportunity for Brian Kalk to seek the seat. As it turns out, that is exactly what he will be doing. Kalk announced several weeks ago that he would not be challenging Earl Pomeroy for North Dakota's only seat in the US House of Representatives. Instead, he

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-2189512967914029242008-01-01T18:28:00.000-06:002008-01-01T18:33:49.624-06:00Happy 2008!

It's finally here. Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome to a year that will be a pivotal point in our nation's history. The upcoming election will either lead us on a path toward socialism in the form of Hillary Clinton, or on a path toward strengthening capitalism with whomever our Republican nominee may be. A Clinton presidency would lead our nation on a very dangerous path. We are fighting a

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-29473693063147357032007-12-19T20:56:00.000-06:002007-12-19T21:06:40.717-06:00As Christmas Approches, So Does the Iowa Caucus

The Republican race has been getting more interesting by the day as of late. With Huckabee and Guiliani now neck and neck in national polls, more and more negative information about Huckabee's record is leaking out. What was once called the "Huckaboom" is now predicted to become a "Huckabust" by many. Meanwhile, Thompson and McCain are beginning to rebound, and Romney is trying to reclaim his

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-49432538596309042672007-12-09T10:52:00.000-06:002007-12-09T11:09:17.857-06:00PSC Susan Wefald Won't Seek New Term

Public Service Commissioner Susan Wefald will not be seeking re-election in 2008. Wefald, 60, said that "16 years in the job is long enough...it is time to do something else." She said that while she finds the issues fascinating, they can make for a stressful job. This announcement comes as a surprise to many including fellow PSCs Kevin Cramer and Tony Clark. Cramer said "All indications…were she

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-56146114528432331512007-12-08T21:25:00.000-06:002007-12-08T21:38:18.179-06:00Brian Kalk Will Not Challenge Earl Pomeroy

It looks like NDSU Professor and retired Marine Brian Kalk will not be seeking the Republican Nomination for Congress. Thanks to Rob Port at Say Anything Blog for this info. You can read the entire post at this link. Here is an excerpt from his post:I just got a phone call from Brian Kalk who, for those of you who haven’t been paying attention, was the just-retired Marine Major who was thinking

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-17495304975105648842007-12-05T22:44:00.000-06:002007-12-05T22:57:05.116-06:00Conrad and Dorgan are Quick to Believe Faulty Iran Report

The latest item that the Democrats are using to slam President Bush is the report on Iran's nuclear program. The report says that Iran abandoned its nuclear program in 2003, and North Dakota's own Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad are wasting no time using it to hammer the Bush administration. It seems odd to me that these two Senators, who always claim to be fighting for North Dakota, don't realize

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-52498192712793086882007-12-05T22:33:00.000-06:002007-12-05T22:41:21.915-06:00Huck Update: 1st Place Nationally

Yesterday I highlighted some of Governor Huckabee's latest achievements. Today, the big one came. One short week ago, Huckabee was in 5th place nationally with 12% in the Rasmussen daily tracking poll. Today, Huckabee has gained 8 points and sits at an incredible 20%. He leads the Republican field for the first time, and is actually a full 3 points ahead of Rudy Giuliani. This is an 8 point jump

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-35674474036231091052007-12-03T22:34:00.000-06:002007-12-03T22:47:11.401-06:00Huckabee Surges Nationally and Locally

Today has to be the day that Mike Huckabee has waited for. Not only have the last five major polls in Iowa averaged him one point above Mitt Romney, making him the new Iowa front-runner, but he is now in second place nationally as well with 17%, beating his own record of 15% that he set just yesterday. Huckabee's website traffic dwarfs that of all the other front runners - you would have to add

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-68186770095739277192007-11-27T21:03:00.000-06:002007-11-28T17:41:21.258-06:00North Dakota Political Update

Its time for another quick update on the status of some of North Dakota's statewide elections. The Race for Governor is now up and running with both the Hoeven and Mathern announcements completed. Neither Mathern nor Hoeven have a campaign website running as of yet, and I wouldn't expect to see one until early 2008. Perhaps the most intense statewide race, the race for Insurance Commissioner,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-77318042618373843832007-11-18T13:38:00.000-06:002007-11-18T13:47:57.167-06:00Mike Huckabee's First TV Ad

Today, Mike Huckabee released his very first television ad, featuring Chuck Norris, who recently endorsed him. The ad had me laughing; I think it gets the message across in a fun way, and it certainly catches your attention. Huckabee is now 2nd in Iowa, and he knows that in order to be a contender, he will need to win Iowa. He's hoping that a combination of television advertising and media

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-75328708330812169412007-11-16T20:45:00.000-06:002007-11-16T21:01:51.681-06:00The Wide Open GOP Race

Newt Gingrich recently commented that we are now looking at the most wide open Republican nomination since 1940. It seems that we are only getting further away from figuring out who will win the nomination. Romney leads in Iowa with Huckabee in 2nd. Giuliani maintains leads in many of the later primary states like Florida and California and leads nationally. Thompson is 2nd nationally, and McCain

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-3225461058339227632007-11-16T10:52:00.000-06:002007-11-16T20:41:28.492-06:00Can a Republican Beat Earl Pomeroy in 2008?

I've talked a lot lately about how Earl Pomeroy needs to be voted out of office in 2008, but many have doubted whether its possible to get rid of an incumbent like Pomeroy. It certainly won't be easy - Pomeroy already has over $1 million in the bank, and he will easily be able to pull together over $1 million more should the race get competitive. Another challenge that a Republican challegner

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-52220637153085930792007-11-15T08:41:00.000-06:002007-11-15T09:08:42.783-06:00ND Dems Complain About Giuliani Visit

Rudy Giuliani made a visit to Fargo during lunch yesterday, and not surprisingly, Rick Gion at the ND Dems blog is already upset about his visit. They first tried complaining about the price - which was $250 for lunch and $1,000 for lunch and a photo-op with the former Mayor. I'm not particularly pleased with the price because its certainly out of my budget as a high school student, but there's

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-36024033161920839172007-11-14T20:06:00.000-06:002007-11-14T20:27:06.224-06:00Hoeven's Campaign Kick-Off

Governor John Hoeven kicked off his 2008 re-election campaign yesterday in Minot, Bismarck, Fargo, and Grand Forks. I expect Hoeven to be easily re-elected, but I also expect him to run a vigorous campaign nonetheless. If his challenger is Mathern, the Democrats really don't stand a chance at all here. One Hoeven quote caught my eye:"North Dakota is on the move - a place and time of opportunity

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-29693655483979743702007-11-14T19:34:00.000-06:002007-11-14T20:21:50.230-06:00Schneider Is Officially Running for Insurance Commissioner

After lots of speculation, Fargo's Representative Jasper Schneider, 28, will be challenging Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm in 2008, as many had predicted. Schneider said that "people are crying out for leadership." I have my doubts about how much leadership a John Edwards endorser has; its certainly leadership in the wrong direction if nothing else. Schneider may not be the most liberal of

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-13671485007807340072007-11-07T21:43:00.000-06:002007-11-07T22:00:58.654-06:00Huckabee Takes Third in Two Consecutive Rasmussen Polls

Mike Huckabee continues to gain momentum in a big way - he's now placed third in the national Rasmussen tracking poll twice in a row. Yesterday, Mike was at 14%, ahead of Romney's 11 and McCain's 13. Today, he is still in third with 13%, ahead of Romney and McCain's 12% each. With all of his successes comes lots and lots of criticism. Huckabee has been under fire lately from people like Fred

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-64355468945382596352007-11-06T22:36:00.000-06:002007-11-06T22:55:38.890-06:00Fargo's Own PDL Productions Makes the O'Reilly Factor

If you haven't heard about this yet, a Fargo Sheriff named Paul D. Laney hosted a fake pre-Ozzy Osbourne concert party in which 40 people were arrested because of outstanding warrants. The Rolling Stone did a nice run-down of this story: “Invitations were sent out to people who ignored court summons, didn’t pay child support, failed to pay fines, etc. Approximately forty Ozzy fans (or Rob

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-21693292887753404042007-11-06T19:02:00.000-06:002007-11-06T19:34:41.723-06:00Hoeven Campaign Plans Kick Off

I just got a mailing from the Hoeven Committee - it looks as if Governor John Hoeven will be doing his official re-election campaign announcement "Mathern style." Hoeven, like Mathern did a week ago, will take his announcement to four different cities: Bismarck, Minot, Fargo, and Grand Forks, on November 13. Here are his stops:Bismarck - 3pm - Bismarck Technical Center, 1200 W. College Dr.Minot -

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-42976017431201471112007-11-06T10:57:00.000-06:002007-11-06T19:01:29.924-06:00New: The Earl-O-Meter

I posted last week about how Earl Pomeroy's approval rating was a mere 31% in the DakotaPolitics tracking poll. Since this poll will continue to run during the entire pre-election cycle, I have created the "Earl-O-Meter" on the bottom of the blog sidebar. I will update the Earl-O-Meter every Sunday, since Sundays are when the approval rating poll gets reset. Right now, Earl's approval rating is

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-49164696734101457292007-11-05T21:11:00.000-06:002007-11-05T21:40:41.567-06:00Conrad and Dorgan - Worst Spenders in the Senate

This was already brought up in a post by The Whistler at Say Anything Blog, but frankly it is such a big story that it warrants another post here. Our ND Senators, Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad, have been ranked as the worst pork spenders in the U.S. Senate. In fact, they both voted to spend so wastefully that they are tied for last place with several other Senators. This ranking is called the

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-8339736846571959152007-11-05T10:45:00.000-06:002007-11-06T11:18:30.585-06:00ND Insurance Commissioner Race is One to Watch

We now have a year to go until election 2008. The race for Governor is already picking up, but with Governor Hoeven as one of the most popular Governors in the nation, this race will be about as heated as the Hoeven vs. Satrom race was in 2004. The race for Insurance Commissioner will get interesting, however, since current commissioner Adam Hamm and the likely Democratic challenger Jasper

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-36407176492398712012007-11-03T16:06:00.001-05:002007-11-03T16:14:58.268-05:00Bismarck's Rep. Carlisle Won't Be Seeking New Term

Representative Ron Carlisle has served my district, District 30, in the House of Representatives for the last 17 years, and has now announced that he will not seek another term in 2008. At 67, Carlisle says that he is winding down after retiring from his job four years ago. He now wants to spend more time hunting and volunteering for his friends in the political world. I did some volunteer work

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-31058894192787591072007-11-02T19:58:00.000-05:002007-11-02T21:28:52.354-05:00Hillary Clinton's Campaign Disaster

I find it amazing how Hillary Clinton tells her supporters that the Bush administration has been a disaster. She said "Bush" or "President Bush" over 15 times in the last debate, almost as if she was running against him, Of course, this was not the only major flaw the public saw in the last debate. Hillary Clinton has had a complete disaster thanks to the drivers licenses for illegal immigrants

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-77780064903587345992007-11-02T19:45:00.000-05:002007-11-02T20:06:10.756-05:00October Marks 50th Consecutive Month of Job Growth

This October, 166,100 new jobs were created in the United States, marking the 50th consecutive month of steady job growth. This is the longest continuous stretch of job creation ever, and the total since 2003 now stands at 8.1 million new jobs. Will the left wing media give Bush the credit that he deserves for this? Probably not. Here are some more facts:Real GDP grew at a strong 3.9 percent in

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-44962139376285614252007-11-01T21:28:00.000-05:002007-11-02T20:07:15.517-05:00Earl Pomeroy has 31% Approval Rating in DakotaPolitics Poll

There is yet another resource for information on North Dakota Politics around lately. DakotaPolitics, a division of KX net, owned by Reiten Television, became fully operational a couple weeks ago. My blog is syndicated on the site, along with several other North Dakota blogs. In addition, the site has several polls available here. One of the polls is Earl Pomeroy's job approval rating. Currently,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-82282356781189306762007-10-31T18:20:00.001-05:002007-10-31T18:30:16.442-05:00Ed Schafer is the New Agriculture Secretary

Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer was named as the new Secretary of Agriculture in President Bush's cabinet. This is the first time that a North Dakota politician has been appointed to a presidential cabinet since Thomas S. Kleppe's tenure as the Secretary of the Interior during President Ford's administration. While his Schafer's tenure will only last another year, this is exciting news

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-16468729804728699892007-10-30T19:36:00.000-05:002007-10-30T20:07:42.416-05:00North Dakota Political Update

There are just a few things new in North Dakota Politics this week. First, Democrat Tim Mathern has announced that he is officially running for Governor. In fact, he announced four times in four different cities, logging nearly 600 miles on the road - enough to make an environmentalist cringe. At least it wasn't Al Gore - he probably would have used his private jet. Mathern is the only Democrat

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-8711098037913352472007-10-25T18:54:00.000-05:002007-10-25T19:11:04.027-05:00Huckabee Reaches Double Digits Nationally

Things continue to look better and better for Mike Huckabee. On top of this week's Chuck Norris endorsement, Huckabee's stellar debate performance, and record fundraising ($300,000 in just 3 days), Huckabee is now polling at 10% nationally, according to the latest Rasmussen poll. You may recall that Bill O'Reilly made a bet with Dick Morris that Huckabee would never reach double digits. It now

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-62539211559557709832007-10-24T19:37:00.000-05:002007-10-24T19:56:34.476-05:00Democrats Rush to Politicize the California Wildfires

Its amazing how whenever a huge disaster occurs, the Democrats are always in a hurry to turn it into a political smear. Today, while thousands of acres burn in California and hundreds of thousands are evacuated out of their homes, some of CA's elected officials including Barbara Boxer and Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi are not racing to help out their citizens, but rather to blame in the

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-63523566870038023422007-10-24T10:54:00.000-05:002007-10-24T19:35:43.089-05:00Keeping the ND Legislature in the Red

2006 was a very bad year for Republicans in the North Dakota legislature. We lost six seats to the Democrats in the Senate, and another six in the House of Representatives. In the Senate, Republicans now have a rather slim majority of 26-21, while the House has a stronger majority of 61-33. Democrats are already hard at work to take over the Senate, and there is a very real threat to be addressed

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-54180926591135067852007-10-24T10:39:00.000-05:002007-10-24T10:48:03.711-05:00Boston's Barry Goudreau to Join Huckabee on Stage

In addition to running for President, Mike Huckabee is also a bass guitar player in his band called "Capitol Offense". This Friday, Huckabee's band will have a special guest: legendary Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau. The concert will be at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. This sounds like a great event for anyone in the area, and who would miss a chance to see a guitar legend like

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-71253099062598858892007-10-22T21:59:00.000-05:002007-10-23T19:57:30.250-05:00Who Signed the Rush Limbaugh Smear Letter?

If you've paid attention to the news lately, you know all about the assault launched against Rush Limbaugh by the left-wing media. As it turns out, Rush turned the whole incident into a charity auction. Limbaugh's boss received a letter from 41 Democrat Senators who signed a document that basically requested that Limbaugh be silenced. This was sold on eBay for $2.1 million, and Rush matched that

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-5927339510720916002007-10-22T17:50:00.000-05:002007-10-22T18:07:42.781-05:00Frank Luntz: I Think Huckabee Will Place 2nd in IA

More Huckabee news today. In response to Huckabee's great performance at last night's debate, well-known pollster and GOP analyst Frank Luntz had this to say on Sean Hannity's radio show this afternoon: "I think Mike Huckabee's coming in 2nd in Iowa." Luntz has done seven group surveys during the Republican debates to gauge the public's reaction. He said that of all the top five, Huckabee is the

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-58861835890717204942007-10-22T10:52:00.000-05:002007-10-22T11:03:25.716-05:00Chuck Norris Likes Mike

An unusual endorsement to announce today: Chuck Norris has endorsed Mike Huckabee. This is great news for the Huckabee campaign in lots of ways. From firsthand experience, I know that Norris has a large cult following among young people. Hopefully some will hear about his endorsement and decide to learn more about Huckabee. It is also good to know that a famous figure like Norris sees in Mike

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-84835069318404739852007-10-21T20:42:00.000-05:002007-10-21T21:24:23.204-05:00Ridiculous Spending: 60M Heritage Center Expansion

Its been news for a while, but the Heritage Center is launching a 60-million-dollar expansion project. Sounds like great news, right? Sure, if private donors are willing to fund it. Unfortunately, the Heritage Center is only anticipating 12 million from private donors, and it wants to use 36 million dollars from the state. Its already secured 1.5 million by a vote in the 2007 session. My position

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-88318723160522905312007-10-20T20:41:00.000-05:002007-10-24T10:35:48.224-05:00Hoeven Situation

It has become known recently that John Hoeven may have two addition challengers for his Republican nomination in 2008. Now, being one of the most popular governors in the nation, he has little to worry, but the fact that three Republicans have stepped up to challenge him sends the message that Hoeven lacks certain conservative principles. Who are these possible challengers? First, we have radio

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-74969108885302697442007-10-20T20:06:00.000-05:002007-10-20T20:40:49.544-05:00Huckabee on Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck is trying to decide which candidate to support, so he invited Mike Huckabee on to his show for a 40-minute interview. All the videos are posted on YouTube as well as here on Mike's website. If you don't support Huckabee yet, watch these videos and you will most likely be instantly converted. Huckabee is the strongest conservative in the race by far. He wants to secure the border, fight

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-61603277314682391802007-10-19T15:50:00.000-05:002007-10-21T17:15:35.435-05:00Sam Brownback to Drop Out...Tomorrow?

I got an e-mail from the Huckabee campaign stating that Sam Brownback will likely drop out as soon as tomorrow. I've made it clear in many previous posts that Brownback should drop out ASAP, and I'm glad that he's finally doing so. Its not that he's a bad candidate - in fact he most closely resembles Huckabee, but that is also the problem. He is a mirror image of Huckabee, and voters have

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-66097218368207246802007-10-18T21:31:00.000-05:002007-10-18T21:51:08.104-05:00Pomeroy Vows to Expand Government Health Care

You heard that right. Earl Pomeroy has promised to override the President's veto of a ridiculous expansion of the S-CHIP program, proposed by his fellow Democrats. The override with a vote of 273 to 156, but Pomeroy maintains that "this issue is far from dead." How true a statement. Pomeroy is right - of course the Democrats will endlessly be trying to expand Government-run health care. Their

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-12892714021655361442007-10-17T21:00:00.001-05:002007-10-17T21:18:07.726-05:00Congress 2008 Update: Pomeroy has $1 Million in the Bank

We still have 13 months to go before the 2008 election, yet Earl Pomeroy has already stockpiled a staggering $1,057,433 for his re-election bid. Where is all of this money coming from, you might ask? Well, of the $921,000 that he has raised this year, nearly 80% of it has come from out of state special interest groups. Only $189,015 has been raised from individuals, and only $4,900 of that has

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-77915713638562912142007-10-17T18:47:00.001-05:002007-10-17T18:59:56.100-05:00All Aboard the Stop Hillary Express

I've been listening quite a bit to Sean Hannity's radio show as of late. He makes a lot of great points, especially about how a Hillary presidency would be an utter disaster for our country. With talk about Dr. James Dobson not endorsing Thompson, Giuliani, or McCain, and possibly supporting a third party candidate, we need to take a long hard look at the consequences of not getting 100% behind

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-52087776846966329202007-10-17T11:00:00.000-05:002007-10-17T19:05:05.173-05:00ND Dems Continue to Complain about Hamm

The ND Dems have been trying to pick new Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm apart lately. They now seem to be upset about the fact that Hamm organized Presiden't Bush's visit to Fargo to promote his social security plan in 2005. I don't see why they have a problem with this; its as if they are shocked that Republican governor John Hoeven's appointee is a Republican. They used this to ramble on

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-33665982653981071092007-10-16T18:42:00.000-05:002007-10-16T19:01:10.904-05:00Huckabee's Momentum

Mike Huckabee's campaign has been gaining a lot of momentum lately. He is in 3rd place in Iowa at 12 percent, which is an amazing feat when you consider that he has only spent $1.6 million since February. He is ahead of Giuliani and McCain, and behind Mitt Romney's 29%; Romney has spent a whopping $52.8 million since February. I believe that he can easily surpass Mitt if he is able to raise more

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-40819075126821414162007-10-15T19:01:00.000-05:002007-10-15T19:22:14.817-05:00Dr. William Gray: Gore's Theories Are Ridiculous

A renowned meteorologist and hurricane forecaster, Dr. William Gray, has denounced Al Gore's global warming scare as "ridiculous" and said that Gore is doing a great disservice and he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Unfortunately, the media has been drooling all over Gore's alarmist propaganda ever since he began spewing it. In the past, the media has ignored very significant reports that

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-11174395977325983762007-10-13T12:22:00.001-05:002007-10-15T19:00:24.763-05:00Brownback, Tancredo Likely to Drop Out

Presidential candidate Sam Brownback is likely to drop out if he does not place fourth or better in the Iowa Caucus, which will take place in January. I think that Brownback should drop out sooner than that, however. As I've said before, Brownback is nearly a mirror image of Mike Huckabee - except that Huckabee is much more popular and has been a Governor, not a Senator. Even though Brownback is

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-14355396292896132902007-10-12T19:39:00.000-05:002007-10-16T10:44:59.755-05:00ND Races Update

Its been a while since I've talked about some of next year's statewide races, so I will give a bit of an update. First off, Governor Hoeven is of course seeking a third term. So far, Tim Mathern, Joel Heitkamp, and Merle Boucher have been tossed around as possible Democrat challengers. In addition, 32-year-old Ryan Cunningham is considering challenging Hoeven for the Republican nomination. I hope

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-6424191703234724022007-10-11T10:28:00.000-05:002007-10-12T22:13:52.949-05:00Al Gore Considered for Nobel Prize

Believe it or not, Al Gore is being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize. No, not for inventing the internet, but rather for inventing global warming. The media has been drooling over Gore since day one, and consistently ignores both the lack of scientific consensus that global warming is caused by man, and the fact that Gore is one of the biggests hypocrites on the planet. If you don't recall,

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-30880682830781927722007-10-10T21:13:00.000-05:002007-10-10T21:40:30.921-05:00Long List of ND Dems Endorse Edwards

38 North Dakota Democrats, obviously afraid of the negative reaction that would result from a Hillary endorsement, announced yesterday that they are supporting John "Go to the doctor, or else" Edwards. The endorsers include Ag Commissioner Roger Johnson and possible Insurance Commissioner candidate Jasper Schneider. To refresh your memory, Edwards recently came out with a health care plan will

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-88722882355473038502007-10-10T20:42:00.000-05:002007-10-10T21:05:22.287-05:00Hamm Named New Insurance Commissioner

A new Insurance Commissioner for the state was named yesterday - Adam Hamm. Hamm is a Fargo Attorney who has an extensive and impressive legal background. The Democrats were quick to point out that Hamm has no background in insurance, and Hamm and Hoeven were quick to assure the public that his credentials were adequate for the position. "I felt that he really demonstrated an ability to work with

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-70373118218405338212007-10-04T19:33:00.000-05:002007-10-04T19:56:51.584-05:00Worth 1,000 Words

Credit: Freaking NewsToo funny not to post, but yet frightening at the same time. Meanwhile, Clinton (Hillary), claims that Bush is "at war with science". Hold on, doesn't that sound like a "Bumper Sticker" slogan? Nevermind, the "war on terror" is a bumper sticker slogan, but according to Clinton, a "war on science" is a valid argument. Of course, she's referring to Bush's opposition to

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-78773312965344342052007-10-01T22:22:00.002-05:002007-11-02T20:09:27.748-05:00Left Wing Smear Machine Targets Limbaugh

Last week, ABC News featured a story about Jesse MacBeth, a war critic who made false claims that he was an Iraq war veteran. On Wednesday, Limbaugh commented on the story, calling soldiers like him "phony soldiers", and rightfully so. After all, what's wrong with calling a fake soldier, well, a fake soldier? Well, Media Matters decided to pick up the story and spin it a complete 180 degrees.

RThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574395655014200577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35572015.post-58426017254770697712007-09-30T15:42:00.000-05:002007-11-02T20:09:53.020-05:00American Solutions Day

Yesterday, I attended the American Solutions Day at the Doublewood Inn in Bismarck. We had a pretty small group, of about 20, but I think we all learned a lot. The event basically consisted of a live web feed from Newt Gingrich's workshops held in Georgia. Newt handled the opening and closing sessions, and a wide range of politicians and public servants put together the workshops in between. Even

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