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BISMARCK, ND – Newly elected State Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner (R-Dickinson) praised his colleagues tonight for their hard fought victories that have lead to a NDGOP super majority. He also warned them not to rest on past accomplishments, but instead to keep focused on the work at hand and ahead of them as they [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Former NDGOP State Chairman Gary Emineth will be North Dakota’s State Director for Texas Governor Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential bid. Perry has already organized in 30 states, despite announcing his candidacy less than 10 days ago. According to the newest Gallup polls, released today, Perry and Obama are at a dead heat, [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Conservative activist Duane Sand said today that he would not rule out a primary challenge to Congressman Rick Berg if he does not secure the NDGOP convention’s endorsement in the race. This morning, Sand released his official announcement that he will be challenging Berg at the NDGOP nominating convention next March. This [...]
FARGO, ND – Bette Grande, a conservative legislator from Fargo, has confirmed that she is seriously evaluating whether or not to make a 2012 bid for the US House seat that former legislative colleague Rick Berg currently holds. Berg announced several months ago that he is seeking the NDGOP endorsement to run for the US [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Apart from the Berg and Hoeven campaigns, the ND GOP field remains wide open for potential candidates, and former NDGOP state chairman Gary Emineth is cautioning Republicans that the lack of solid fundraising campaigns right now in the NDGOP candidate fields may encourage more Democrats to enter the race. Although PSC Brian [...]
BISMARCK, ND – While not yet officially jumping into the 2012 congressional race, ND State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt shared that she has in fact been encouraged “many times by several different folks” – including GOP kingmaker Senator Jim DeMint – to consider challenging Congressman Rick Berg for the NDGOP Senate nomination. Reluctant to come out [...]
FARGO, ND – “I suspect you may see some challenges into the primaries,” said Gary Emineth, former NDGOP state chairman today on the Scott Hennen show. Although Emineth said he appreciates the positive aspects of North Dakota’s political nominating process, which heavily depends upon party member delegates selecting their preferred candidates at state conventions held [...]
GRAND FORKS, ND – Thursday night in Grand Forks, the ND Tea Party will host the first of several local meetings caucus organizers are sponsoring across the state this summer. Caucus organizer and former NDGOP state party chairman Gary Emineth said that the time has come to stop talking and start working. One of the [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Jim DeMint appeared on the Scott Hennen radio show today and admitted that he and other national conservative leaders are indeed looking for a solid, conservative candidate to throw in their support for North Dakota’s NDGOP Senate nomination, confirming a story that broke Tuesday on the SayAnythingBlog. “We are looking for [...]
GRAND FORKS, ND – North Dakota House Majority Leader Al Carlson, R-Fargo, said he is still seriously considering running for the US House of Representatives and expects to make a decision early this fall. Appearing on the Scott Hennen Radio Show this afternoon, Carlson said he is all in favor of a broad field of [...]