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    November 5, 2018
    A screenshot from a video ad created by Democrat Kylie Oversen's campaign. It purports to show a van driven erratically by incumbent Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger who was admitted to struggles with alcohol addiction in the past and was arrested for DUI last year YouTube
    Rob Port: Kylie Oversen rips opponent for DUI then sends out mailer promoting fellow Democrat with multiple alcohol convictions
    Kylie Oversen, candidate for Tax Commission and erstwhile chair of the North Dakota Democratic Party, has made a lot of hay on the campaign trail...
    opinion/columnsNovember 5, 2018 - 10:15am
    October 31, 2018
    Michael Coachman political flyer
    Rob Port: ND Democrats send out mailer supporting third party candidate as "the real conservative" in Sec. of State race
    Over the weekend a reader sent me some photos of a mailer sent out by the North Dakota Democratic party which was pretty clearly to look, at...
    opinion/columnsOctober 31, 2018 - 11:08am
    October 24, 2018
    Voters will decide reps for West Fargo districts 13 and 45 on Nov. 6
    When West Fargo voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6, residents of two districts will also elect North Dakota House and Senate candidates from District 13 and District 45. District 13 encompassses central West Fargo. District 45 includes parts of northern West Fargo, Reile's...
    newsOctober 24, 2018 - 6:19am
    October 22, 2018
    Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who is opposing incumbent U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, poses with Jocelyn Birklid, Miss Junior Teen North Dakota International, at the Uffda Day celebration in Rutland, N.D., Oct. 7, 2018. (Annie Flanagan/Copyright 2018 The New York Times).
    Commentary: Poll: Cramer leads Heitkamp by 16 points
    A few weeks ago two independent polls commissioned by media outlets showed Congressman Kevin Cramer with double-digit leads over Democratic Senate...
    opinion/columnsOctober 22, 2018 - 2:16pm
    October 19, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp makes a point in the U.S. Senate Candidate Debate with Rep. Kevin Cramer on Thursday night in Bismarck. The debate was sponsored by the North Dakota Newspaper Association. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    Commentary: Heitkamp’s defense of her attack on Cramer’s salary was so dumb it was kind of funny
    If you missed last night’s debate between North Dakota Senate candidates Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer you can watch the whole thing below....
    opinion/columnsOctober 19, 2018 - 9:38am
    October 18, 2018
    Jim Dotzenrod, candidate for North Dakota agriculture commissioner. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Dotzenrod, Goehring face off for ND agriculture commissioner
    Both candidates on the ballot for North Dakota's agriculture commissioner have long histories in farming and public service. Doug Goehring, a...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 18, 2018 - 6:12pm
    October 17, 2018
    In this 2014 file photo, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp provides Chamber members a Congressional update as she wraps up her first year representing North Dakota in the United States Senate at the North Dakota State College of Science Skills and Technology Center in Fargo. Dave Wallis / Forum News Service
    Heitkamp fires campaign staffer amid ad fallout; some women considering legal action
    FARGO — A person responsible for the name-gathering process of a newspaper campaign ad that misused women’s names as victims of sexual assault...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 17, 2018 - 10:15am
    October 11, 2018
    Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) at the Uffda Day celebration in Rutland, N.D., Oct. 7, 2018. (Annie Flanagan/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: Kevin Cramer should agree to more debates with Heidi Heitkamp
    For weeks now Democrats have been critical of Congressman Kevin Cramer for not agreeing to more debates with Senate incumbent Heidi Heitkamp....
    opinion/columnsOctober 11, 2018 - 12:16pm
    District 45 candidates attended a League of Women Voters Red River Valley forum on Oct. 3. Wendy Reuer/The Pioneer
    District 45, 13 candidates get voice at voter forum
    Candidates for the North Dakota Legislature in districts 13 and 45 met Oct. 3 to answer questions from voters as part of a League of Women Voters...
    newsOctober 11, 2018 - 10:19am
    October 8, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) speaks to reporters before a procedural vote to move forward Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 5, 2018. Heitkamp, who is facing a difficult re-election bid this year, voted no, but the Republican majority held, 51-49; the Senate's final vote could come as early as Saturday. (Erin Schaff/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: Heidi Heitkamp is trying to be the Dixie Chicks of believing uncorroborated sexual assault accusations
    Remember the Dixie Chicks? They were a hugely popular bluegrass and country music act in the early 2000’s who immolated their careers when,...
    opinion/columnsOctober 8, 2018 - 8:57am
    October 5, 2018
    Mike McFeely, Oct. 17, 2015Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editorplay button
    McFeely: In little ol' Moorhead, polling and money in mayor race
    Somebody, nobody seems to know who, is polling Moorhead residents about the upcoming election for mayor. It's the political silly season, a month...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 5, 2018 - 7:00am
    October 3, 2018
    FILE -- Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and his bichon frise, Dakota, head to the Senate floor in Washington, Dec. 13, 2010. Over 80 current members, including Conrad, are preparing to depart Capitol Hill at the end of the 112th Congress, half of them leaving involuntarily. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)
    Commentary: Heitkamp deploys man who married his campaign manager to attack Cramer for hiring his wife as campaign manager
    Throughout this election North Dakota Democrats, and Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign specifically, have attacked Congressman Kevin Cramer...
    opinion/columnsOctober 3, 2018 - 10:23am
    Legislator and WF candidate tour lignite energy facilities
    District 13 legislative candidate Landis Larson,D-NPL-West Fargo, and District 16 Rep. Andrew Marschall, R-Fargo, got a firsthand look at the lignite industry during the Lignite Energy Council biennial Legislative Tour of Coal Country on Sept. 20. Stops included the surface mining...
    newsOctober 3, 2018 - 5:58am
    September 26, 2018
    Cover of the new brochure just printed by the the group North Dakotans Against Legalization of Recreational Marijurana. Forum News Service photo
    Group opposed to recreational marijuana proposal steps up campaign
    FARGO — Former North Dakota attorney general and district court judge Bob Wefald is ramping up his organization's campaign to stop the...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 26, 2018 - 7:36pm
    September 25, 2018
    Todd Akin / Wikimedia Commons
    McFeely: With Kevin Cramer, North Dakota has its own Todd Akin
    It took six years, but North Dakota finally has its own Todd Akin. Um ... congratulations? Akin was a Missouri Republican who ran for the U.S....
    opinion/columnsSeptember 25, 2018 - 4:06pm
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