Podcast: Conrad Attacks and Cramer Takes Calls
Congressman Kevin Cramer joined me for our weekly open phones segment, taking unscreened questions from the audience. Cramer also had...
Kent Conrad
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 for employing his...
Heidi Heitkamp Comes Out Against Trade War Mitigation Her Political Mentor Supported
I think we can adapt the Shirky Principle to politics by saying that politicians are opposed to fixing problems that...
Voting For Sanders, North Dakota's Democrats Move To The Left Of Relevance
At the national level Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is struggling mightily to unite her party even as her opponent,...
North Dakota Democrats Shifting To The Right On Trade?
Last night the U.S. Senate passed a trade bill that gives the executive branch a "fast track" process to bringing...
ND Democrats Fighting Oil Tax Reform Should Take A Lesson From Kent Conrad
In the House Finance and Taxation committee today there is heated testimony over a delayed bill to eliminate a tax...
“I’m Not Going To Be…Lobbying" Said Kent Conrad Before Taking Lobbying Job
“The one thing I know I’m not going to be doing is lobbying.” That's what former North Dakota Senator Kent...
Video: Byron Dorgan Tries To Explain Why Democrats Can't Win In North Dakota
North Dakota Democrats got a shellacking on election night. On the statewide ballot only Ag Commission candidate Ryan Taylor got...
Not A Very Flattering Portrait Of Former North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad
Lindsay Mark Lewis is a former political fundraiser who has written a new book called Political Mercenaries: The Inside Story...
Heidi Heitkamp And The "Sneak It Past The Rubes" Theory
At The Weekly Standard Jay Cost writes about what he describes as the "sneak it past the rubes" theory. North Dakotans...
