The results from Tuesday night’s Primary Election in North Dakota could have serious consequences going forward. And make no mistake about it, much of it hinges on the message Governor Doug Burgum sent to conservatives in the Republican Party. Earlier [read more…]
In recent weeks, voters have been inundated with Thomas Beadle mailers. The recent ones have gotten pretty ugly— to the point of personal attacks with misrepresentations about his opponent, Dan Johnston. As you know, Beadle and Johnston are battling it [read more…]
If you’re like many North Dakotans, your mailbox has been inundated this primary season with mailers encouraging you to vote for Governor Doug Burgum’s chosen ones (i.e. candidates). Burgum is spending a lot of his own money to convince you [read more…]
As you may have read last week, Governor Doug Burgum recently gave $195,000 to a Political Action Committee (PAC) set on defeating conservatives in key races across the state. Yes, that same PAC — known as Dakota Leadership PAC — [read more…]
Voters across North Dakota are now in the process of a mail-only primary election. And with that, contested races are heating up. One of those is the race for State Treasurer. As you’re likely aware, on the Republican side, this [read more…]
We’re moving ever closer to the June primary. With the Secretary of State’s office having sent out ballot applications for the mail-only election, it’s crunch time for candidates across the state. There’s no question that the response to COVID-19 is [read more…]
In December, State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt (R) surprised many when she announced that she wouldn’t be seeking a fifth term. When she was first elected in 2004, Democrats had occupied the Treasurer’s office for about 20 years. Schmidt has steadied the [read more…]
Back in February, we published an article about information given to The Minuteman that Governor Doug Burgum was actively seeking challengers to conservative candidates in key primary season races. At the time, the races made known to us were State [read more…]
About two months ago, State Representative Dan Johnston (R – District 24) announced his bid for State Treasurer. Johnston is seeking to replace the person who has served longest in that capacity— Kelly Schmidt. Johnston’s announcement came from NDGOP headquarters [read more…]
When Doug Burgum announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for governor in January of 2016, he was viewed as a political outsider. To many, the idea of the software executive and downtown businessman from Fargo beating his opponent [read more…]
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