Private organizations are designed with specific purposes— usually. When it comes to business, that purpose is fundamentally the bottom line— profits. A variety of nonprofits exist with defined purposes that are often explained in brief mission statements. For political parties, [read more…]
There seems to be a feeling spreading within the North Dakota Republican Party (NDGOP) that the party itself doesn’t really mean that much. To be more specific, it comes from the idea that many Resolutions and planks of the Platform, [read more…]
After North Dakota’s 66th Legislative Session came to a close, we published an article pointing out that balancing North Dakota’s budget doesn’t make you a conservative. This, of course, came in response to Governor Doug Burgum’s office issuing a press [read more…]
Anyone who follows North Dakota politics is familiar with a minority group of Republican legislators known as the “Bastiat Caucus”. For those who advocate for limited government, the most principled of the group are considered the stalwarts of the party. [read more…]
It’s not a term of endearment— “RINO”. Of course, this is an acronym for “Republican In Name Only”. Meaning, someone that claims to be a Republican but doesn’t represent the conservative principles the party professes to stand for. Unfortunately, this [read more…]
It was long known that if Republican State Senator Kelly Armstrong of District 36 was successful in his bid to replace Congressman Kevin Cramer in the U.S. House that he would need to resign his seat as a state lawmaker. [read more…]
In North Dakota’s political circles, we often hear jokes and criticism from Republicans about our neighbors to the east in Minnesota being liberals. Yet, as someone recently pointed out to me, when it comes to a comparison of our state [read more…]
In many regards, the political campaigns of today have been transformed into something quite different than those of yesteryear. It’s well-known that the advent of the internet has been a game changer for those seeking elected office. Whether it’s a [read more…]
The North Dakota Republican State Convention is set to take place at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks during the weekend of April 6th – 8th. As registrations for delegates to the event are being made, some of those attending [read more…]
To me, such tactics appeared to show that Democrats were not only concerned about the prospects of Cramer running against Heitkamp, but that they were desperate. Which is no surprise, since it is alleged that internal polling by Cramer shows [read more…]
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