Perhaps the most interesting aspect of ND politics this year will also be the most ignored.

The facts presented below, would be a great two minute breaking news story, but will never be broadcast on television or radio, neither of the leftist ranting radio red-heads (Joel Heitkamp and Ed Schultz) will mention, not a single reporter will write as single paragraph that will see the light of day in a newspaper, none of the state’s daily newspapers will mention any of this at least not until after the election.

Remember: this is what has been reported up until Oct. 24, 2008. Every election cycle, huge amounts of money will move from out of state to the ND Democrat Party, before the election without reporting (the public will never know until it is all over) and, as if they are clairvoyant, they will have bought all manner of website, television, radio, and newspaper advertising without enough money to pay for the adds at the time of purchase. They will pay long after the election for the advertising they bought when they could not pay for it but knowing that the wall of out-of-state money will arrive at the last minute (and who will be the wiser?).

Why have you not heard not seen any of this. The out-of-state money feeds the watch-dogs of public discourse - the ND Press! Never bite the hand that feed you. Is this deserving of the constitutional protections that these entities are given as the monitors of political propriety?

According to the ND Secretary of State’s Office Website:

The North Dakota Democrat Party has received donations of $200 or more totaling $ 210,590.33 from out of state zipcodes since the 5-29-2008 finance report.

The North Dakota Democrat Party has received a total of $0.00 in donations of $200 or more ND zipcodes since the 5-29-2008 finance report.

Partners to Protect North Dakota’s Future (the organization pretending to be ND citizens concerned about ND’s future) has one contribution of $200.00 or more of $100,000.00 from the National Education Association. Nothing from Norht Dakota citizens.  Zero.  Zip.  Nada.

And for your education, here is the 2008 NEA National Agenda.

Auditor Bob Peterson has received a total of $2,000.00 in contributions of $200.00 or more during the 2008 reporting period from United Transportation Union ($1,000), ND Oil PAC ($500), and Coal PAC ($500). No reportable contributions of $ 200.00 or more in 2007, 2006, or 2005, and four contributions totaling $2,250 in 2004.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Wayne Sandstead has received a total of $11,350.00 in contributions of $200.00 or more from out of state zipcodes during the 2008 reporting period to date and $1,210.94 from ND zipcodes.