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Welcome to the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Insider, a newsletter that features regular updates about upcoming Dem-NPL events, legislative happenings, and news that affects North Dakotans! If you would like to have something added to the newsletter, email us at [email protected]. Spread the word of our newsletter by sharing our sign-up link today: https://demnpl.com/join-our-newsletter/.
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You're not going to want to miss our 14th Annual Burdick Dinner! Our keynote speaker is Rachel Bitecofer, a political scientist and election forecaster turned political strategist who authored Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts. DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said of Bitecofer’s book, “To protect democracy and elect pro-democracy candidates, we must go on offense, and this book is the guide to do just that!”
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-Laura Dronen, Communications and Digital Director
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Upcoming Events!
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Rugby Rally for Merrill Piepkorn, Trygve Hammer, and D14 candidates
Friday, September 6, 2024 – 4:00 PM (CDT)
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Meet and show your support for N.D. candidate for Governor Merrill Piepkorn and U.S. House candidate Trygve Hammer. Good food and good conversation guaranteed. Bring your lawn chair, favorite beverage, and your generous spirit to help out these great leaders. District 14 legislative candidates Mark Nelson, Cathy Jelsing and Jessica Hawkes will be there too! Everyone welcome!
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Alexandra Deufel for District 40 House Yard Sign Fundraiser
Saturday, September 7, 2024 – 7:00 PM (CDT)
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Visit with Alex Deufel, Candidate for District 40 House and get yourself a yard sign. There will be drinks, smores and a fire. 7-9pm. Location: Heidi and Joe Super’s house, 1 Souris Court, Minot. This event is right after Trygve Hammer’s event and only a block away.
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Dem-NPL Rally in Fessenden
Sunday, September 8, 2024 – 6:00 PM (CDT)
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Fessenden's Festival Hall
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Meet N.D. Governor candidate Merrill Piepkorn, U.S. Senate candidate Katrina Christiansen, and U.S. House candidate Trygve Hammer in Fessenden's Festival Hall. Food and fellowship guaranteed. Everyone welcome!
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Harvest Hoedown Community Celebration
Thursday, September 12, 2024 – 5:00 PM (CDT)
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Grab your friends and family for an evening of hometown fall fun!! Come enjoy musical performances by the Crop Dusters and Pat Lipsiea, outside games for all ages, and food! This is a free community celebration and ALL ARE WELCOME!! Sponsored by the District 46 Dem-Nonpartisan League.
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Policy Committee
Saturday, September 14, 2024 – 11:00 AM
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Delta Hotels Fargo 1635 42nd St SW, Fargo
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Celebrate ND Democrats with Statewide Candidates and Keynote Speaker: Rachel Bitecofer
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This years annual dinner will feature a keynote speaker you will not want to miss. Bitecofer is an advocate for a new strategy to win elections and with a proven record of doing so. Look no further than Michigan to see the results. The DNC has embraced her philosophy and we hope you will come hear from her in person.
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Burdick Dinner 2024
Saturday, September 14, 2024 – 6:30 PM
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Delta Hotels Fargo 1635 42nd St SW, Fargo
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Celebrate ND Democrats with Statewide Candidates and Keynote Speaker: Rachel Bitecofer
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This years annual dinner will feature a keynote speaker you will not want to miss. Bitecofer is an advocate for a new strategy to win elections and with a proven record of doing so. Look no further than Michigan to see the results. The DNC has embraced her philosophy and we hope you will come hear from her in person.
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Pickin' Piggin' and Pies for Piepkorn
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – 5:00 PM
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1429 3rd Street North, Fargo
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2 months and 1 day (but who’s counting) before the November 5th election.
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We are inviting you to our final major fundraising event. We’re running against a very wealthy opponent and are hoping to raise additional funds for paid media. We truly appreciate all of the support you have given us.
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We’re in the final stretch of a 7 month campaign. Help carry us to victory!
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If you are unable to attend but would like to contribute to Merrill’s campaign go to merrillfornd.com
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NDSU Homecoming Parade
Friday, September 20, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Fargodome 1800 N University Dr. Fargo
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Grand Forks Prime Rib and Progress
Friday, September 20, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Spend an evening supporting Dem-NPL Candidates in District 42 and supporting progress in North Dakota and in Grand Forks.
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Help us restore sanity and reason in the legislature. Come meet and support the Gigstad/Hagen/Grossbauer team on Friday, September 20.
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West Fest Parade West Fargo
Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 10:30 AM
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Fargodome 1800 N University Dr. Fargo
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Help us spread our message—share these posts from the past week!
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North Dakota Senate Candidate Katrina Christiansen Condemns Corporate Price Gouging
“The number one concern I hear on the campaign trail is the price of groceries,” Christiansen said. “Families need to feed themselves, but at this most vulnerable time, it seems that corporations are more interested in making an extra buck than addressing this serious problem.”
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Brickner: Katrina Christiansen: Rooted in the soil of America
She said, “I met this woman when I was up in Pembina County and she said that she was going to vote for me, even though she is a Republican, and even though we don’t agree on everything. She said my opponent hasn’t done anything.”
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Dem-NPL candidates push for change in GOP-stronghold state
Hammer underscored the need to connect with all voters, regardless of their political stance. He recounted personal experiences where conservative voters have crossed party lines to support him.
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"I've had several Republicans tell me, 'You got my vote,' " he said, detailing one instance where a man selling Donald Trump T-shirts declared his support.
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OB-GYN fears, maternity deserts impact health care in North Dakota
Dr. Ana Tobiasz, a maternal-fetal specialist at Sanford Health in Bismarck, said she has contemplated leaving the state because of the state’s abortion ban.
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The near total ban on abortions in the state went into effect in late April 2023, which prohibits all abortions except for when the health of the mother is at risk or in cases of rape or incest, but only within the first six weeks of pregnancy.
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The initial language of the law was amended to allow terminations of ectopic pregnancies, where a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus and would never lead to a birth.
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“The changes that were made were really important, otherwise I would have left immediately,” Tobiasz said.
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Meet the candidates event slated in Fessenden
Hammer said he's running for Congress because it is time to put the government to work for all of us. "It is time to end the grandstanding and culture-war intrusions into our most personal decisions as persons, parents, and patients," Hammer said, "and elect a pro-worker, pro-choice, and pro-democracy leader to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives."
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Biden-Harris administration announces $7.3 billion in rural clean energy investments
The Inflation Reduction Act also expanded the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which provides grants and loans to farmers and rural small businesses installing renewable energy systems or undertaking energy efficiency projects. The Biden administration has so far put $2.2 billion into that program, covering 7,600 projects.
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Nancy Farnham hopes to earn your vote in November!
InForum columnist Jim Shaw is a former WDAY TV reporter and former KVRR TV news director, and is filling in for Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." He's joined on Labor Day in the studio by Nancy Farnham. Nancy is a Democratic Candidate for District 24 North Dakota House of Representative out of Enderlin. Some of her major focus areas are accessible health care, a strong public education system, and safe communities for all.
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Armstrong, Piepkorn face off in first debate for North Dakota governor
Piepkorn said he wouldn’t have signed half of the “culture war” bills that Burgum did.
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“It seemed like he was playing politics,” Piepkorn said.
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The bills seemed to come from out-of-state influencers, he said. He noted libraries found few books that needed to be moved from the children’s section or the library.
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“In some of these things, they are making an issue out of something that is not an issue," he added.
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Piepkorn also criticized legislation that puts a near-total ban on abortions in the state, though he didn’t know how he would roll it back.
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When asked if there were bills he would have vetoed that Burgum signed, Armstrong said he didn’t know because he doesn’t know what the governor was thinking, nor has he researched the bills.
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“I haven’t read any of the bills,” Armstrong said. “I haven’t read a single one.”
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Nick Archuleta interviews Rep. Ista on upcoming election
North Dakota United President, Nick Archuleta is guest-hosting for Joel, and is joined on "News and Views" by North Dakota State Representative, Zac Ista. Zac is the Assistant Minority Leader in the ND House of Representatives and represents District 43 out of Grand Forks.
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North Dakota’s 2 Native lawmakers say they need tribal support in legislative session
The Rolette Democrat joined Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille, D-Mandaree, for a presentation on the legislative process Wednesday morning at United Tribes Technical College’s Tribal Leaders Summit. Davis and DeVille are the only two Native lawmakers in the statehouse.
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Because of this — and the fact that both are relatively new to the Legislature — it’s difficult to get most state lawmakers to understand the needs of Native North Dakotans, Davis said.
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Special Update: The Death of Troy Seibel Discussed on News and Views
While the team at KFGO News Radio is digging into the new information and updates relevant to Capitol Punishment we bring you this special update. Host of News and Views Joel Heitkamp and Host of Afternoons Live Tyler Axness discuss the death of former Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel.
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Don't miss these national stories!
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Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney Endorses Kamala Harris For President
“It is crucially important for people to recognize, not only is what I said about the danger that Trump poses something that should prevent people from voting for him, but I don’t believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates’ names — particularly in swing states,” Cheney said at an event at Duke University, in the battleground state of North Carolina.
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How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
Tenet publicly launched in November 2023 with six contributors well-known in right-wing media, including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, David Rubin and Lauren Southern. The videos they create for Tenet regularly cover conservative staples including "migrant gangs," transgender people, online censorship and attacks on Vice President Harris and President Biden.
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"While the views expressed in the videos are not uniform, the subject matter and content of the videos are often consistent with the Government of Russia's interest in amplifying U.S. domestic divisions in order to weaken U.S. opposition to core Government of Russia interests, such as its ongoing war in Ukraine," the indictment says.
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Florida’s abortion law almost killed my wife
I called Anya’s mom and dad and her sisters. I opened a Bible and just went into a trance. I prayed. I spent the rest of the hours praying with our family and with the hospital staff.
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There’s such a huge difference between hearing about abortion laws and having to live them. Before this, I can honestly say that I never used to think much about abortion. I just figured that, if that’s what someone wanted to do, they should be able to do it.
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But when that 15-week ban came down in Florida, we got caught in it. And then, they turned around and told us 15 weeks wasn’t enough – now they implemented a 6-week ban.
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Exclusive: John McCain’s son decries Trump appearance at Arlington as a ‘violation’ that turned cemetery into campaign backdrop
The youngest son of the late Sen. John McCain had already been moving away from the Republican Party — just weeks ago, he changed his voter registration to Democrat and plans to vote for Kamala Harris in November, he told CNN in an exclusive interview this week.
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Harris campaign to launch a big 'weekend of action' around Trump and Project 2025 ahead of the debate
“With hundreds of offices and thousands of staff across the battlegrounds, we are able to harness all the buzz around the debate and break through to hard-to-reach voters on Project 2025,” said Dan Kanninen, the Harris campaign battleground states director, in a statement provided to NBC News. “We are speaking to those Americans who are turned off by Trump’s extremism and making sure they know there’s a home for them in Vice President Harris’ campaign.”
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Joe slams JD Vance: School shootings a 'fact of life' — 'Brought to you by the GOP'
In the aftermath of Wednesday's school shooting in Georgia, Eugene Robinson calls out Republican leaders like Brian Kemp for saying, "now is not the time to talk about policy," emphasizing that it is exactly the right time to do so. Meanwhile, at a Thursday rally, JD Vance dismissed school shootings as a "fact of life," labeling schools as "soft targets." The Morning Joe panel weighs in.
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Trump Could Easily Win if he Wasn't so Stupid (w/ Heidi Heitkamp) | The Bulwark Podcast
Kamala's strong Indian mom, the Dems' improved response to sexist and racist attacks, winning rural voters, Mark Robinson's porn habits, and how it looks in Trump country. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp join Tim Miller.
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The Century Club supports our year-round work to build party infrastructure supporting candidate recruitment, local district and regional leadership, issue-based education, and tools for Dem-NPL success.
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Help us elect great Democrats up and down the ballot!
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The North Dakota Democratic-NPL is launching a new grassroots program called “Neighbor to Neighbor” where volunteers will connect with voters in your community to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. As a volunteer, you will be responsible for connecting with voters in 25 homes in your neighborhood or friends and family to help elect Democrats up and down the ballot about 3-4 times this year.
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Grassroots organizers are the lifeblood of the Dem-NPL! Sign up to volunteer with the Dem-NPL!
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