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    July 10, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat from North Dakota, addresses a crowd at the F-M Labor Temple in Fargo on Monday, Aug. 15. Robin Huebner / The Forum
    Commentary: More bad polling for Heitkamp, Cramer leads by five
    Yesterday North Dakota’s Senate race was shifted from being a “toss up” to “tilts Republican” by two sources, Roll Call and Fox News....
    opinion/columnsJuly 10, 2018 - 10:05am
    July 3, 2018
    Flags fly at half-staff at Hector International Airport in Fargo in honor of the Colorado shooting victims. David Samson / The Forum
    Commentary: We should stop lowering the flags for mass shootings
    Last night the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump was refusing to order the nation’s flags lowered as a gesture to the awful...
    opinion/columnsJuly 3, 2018 - 9:54am
    June 21, 2018
    North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (left) and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford stand outside the White House Thursday, June 8, 2017, before attending meetings on infrastructure. Video screenshot courtesy of the governor's office.
    Commentary: Governor Burgum says he’d send National Guard troops to the border if asked
    One element of the political posturing around the issue of President Donald Trump’s new zero tolerance policy at the southern border, which...
    opinion/columnsJune 21, 2018 - 10:06am
    June 20, 2018
    Commentary: Charging legislative candidate Duane Sand with a crime for making a false statement in a political ad is a travesty
    Earlier this year Duane Sand, who ran for both the U.S. House and Senate on behalf of the NDGOP in previous cycles, challenged two incumbent...
    opinion/columnsJune 20, 2018 - 10:09am
    June 11, 2018
    Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., was called to the podium in Bismarck in May 2016 by presidential candidate Donald Trump, who cited Cramer's energy expertise and early backing in his quest for the Republican Party nomination for president. File photo by Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    Commentary: It sure seems like President Trump just snubbed senate candidate Kevin Cramer
    Weeks ago North Dakota Democrats, and Senate incumbent Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign, began pushing a narrative about a potential rift between...
    opinion/columnsJune 11, 2018 - 2:42pm
    Former state Sen. Mac Schneider accepts the endorsement for U.S. House at the Democratic convention March 17. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Commentary: The Democratic brand is so toxic in North Dakota, Democrats lie and call themselves 'Independents'
    Over the weekend the Grand Forks Herald published an interview with Democratic U.S. House candidate Mac Schneider. In the interview, Schneider...
    opinion/columnsJune 11, 2018 - 10:29am
    June 6, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is cheered on by delegates at her nomination for the United States Senate at the 2018 ND Democratic convention. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Commentary: Poll: Heitkamp approval goes underwater among North Dakotans, 50 percent say elect someone else
    Morning Consult has released their monthly tracking polling of key states in the midterm elections, and much like last month it’s ugly news...
    opinion/columnsJune 6, 2018 - 8:31am
    June 1, 2018
    Commentary: Koch Brothers praise Heidi Heitkamp, confuse the hell out of everyone
    The Koch Brothers and the various groups they fund are a bête noire for our friends on the left. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, currently in the throes...
    opinion/columnsJune 1, 2018 - 11:07am
    May 30, 2018
    Joining President Donald Trump, left, on stage at the Adeavor Mandan Refinery were from left Sen. John Hoeven, Governor Doug Burgum, Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford, Rep. Kevin Cramer and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. TOM STROMME/Bismarck Tribune
    Commentary: North Dakota’s Democrats, desperate to re-elect Heidi Heitkamp, suddenly love Donald Trump
    Back in 2016 the North Dakota Democratic Party, as you might expect, were not fans of President Donald Trump.
    opinion/columnsMay 30, 2018 - 11:50am
    May 29, 2018
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp in a campaign ad in which she embraces a comparison to battery acid. YouTube
    Commentary: As Native American voters abandon her, Democrat Heitkamp touts comparison to a caustic chemical
    “I take ‘battery acid’ as a compliment,” Senator Heidi Heitkamp says in her latest campaign ad. It’s supposed to be a positive ad –...
    opinion/columnsMay 29, 2018 - 9:25am
    May 20, 2018
    Will Gardner accepts the party's endorsement for Secretary of State at the 2018 NDGOP state convention at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Commentary: The NDGOP cannot stand behind a convicted peeping Tom
    UPDATE: Gardner has withdrawn from the race, though as I note below I don’t believe he can get his name off of the primary ballot at this time....
    opinion/columnsMay 20, 2018 - 12:01pm
    May 14, 2018
    Commentary: Sen. Heitkamp’s latest ad says she’ll 'work with anyone,' but her enemies list says otherwise
    Publicly Senator Heidi Heitkamp likes to cultivate for herself a reputation as a pragmatic centrist. In fact, that’s the theme of her most...
    opinion/columnsMay 14, 2018 - 1:27pm
    May 11, 2018
    Commentary: SBHE member Kevin Melicher is out as six candidates advance to fill vacancies
    Kevin Melicher, who was appointed to the State Board of Higher Education by former Governor Jack Dalrymple, was never perceived as a strong pick....
    opinion/columnsMay 11, 2018 - 9:57am
    May 7, 2018
    U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. (Photo courtesy of Heitkamp's office)
    Commentary: Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign not saying if staff benefited from the Trump tax cuts she voted against
    In my Sunday print column I mentioned something I want to expand on a bit here on the blog. “Even Heitkamp’s own campaign staff appears to...
    opinionMay 7, 2018 - 10:28am
    April 30, 2018
    Michelle Wolf speaks during the White House Correspondent's Dinner. YouTube
    Commentary: Hiring comedians to insult Republicans is not how journalists will regain the trust of Americans
    In January of this year Gallup released a poll showing 84 percent of Americans thinking the press is very important to the health of our democracy,...
    opinion/columnsApril 30, 2018 - 12:29pm
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