Political conventions lie, or why Rick Becker’s 44% doesn’t matter as much as you think it does
MINOT, N.D. — Do you remember who Paul Sorum is? It would not surprise me if you didn't. Sorum is...
Month: April 2022
Plain Talk: ‘We can’t win as the old Democratic Party of the past’
MINOT, N.D. — "I would not vote for Nancy Pelosi" to be speaker of the House. So says Mark Haugen,...
Rep. Kim Koppelman’s loss in District 13 is another blow for the Bastiat Caucus wing of the NDGOP
MINOT, N.D. — One of the challenges of writing about Republican politics in North Dakota right now is how we...
We have to fix North Dakota’s broken initiated measure process, but how?
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's initiated measure process is broken. At best, it's become a vehicle for billionaires get their...
This is what a rigged political convention actually looks like
MINOT, N.D. — The NDGOP held its statewide endorsing convention, and state Rep. Rick Becker lost decisively in the Senate race to...
Rick Becker rides a dinosaur and fights an octopus
MINOT, N.D. — Shall we do one final wrap-up of the NDGOP convention? Because now, a bit more removed from...
The perverse incentives of modern politics
MINOT, N.D. — It wasn't that Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Republican from North Carolina, called the Ukranian president currently leading a...
