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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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It’s time to DO SOMETHING! Your help is critical for us to elect Democrats up and down the ballot!
Please let us know you are interested in volunteering with the Democratic-NPL, and check out other volunteering options!
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We have field offices in Fargo and Grand Forks, but from Abercrombie to Zap we can get you set up to volunteer!
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-Laura Dronen, Communications and Digital Director
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Upcoming Events!
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NDSU Homecoming Parade
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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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Hermosillo/Deufel Meet & Greet
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Friday, September 20, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Join us for an opportunity to meet your Dem-NPL District 38 and 40 House Candidates! We will be providing free food and will be holding a raffle drawing for some great prizes!
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Lisa Hermosillo and Alexandra Deufel understand the importance of balance in representation and are committed to making sure you have strong advocates and voices in Bismarck! We look forward to meeting you and hearing what issues are impacting you and your family! It will also be a great time for you to connect with other residents in your district!
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Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 10:30 AM
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Grand Forks Democratic-NPL Field Office
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3001 S Columbia RD, Grand Forks
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Join the North Dakota Democratic-NPL in talking to voters about our candidates up and down the ballot and see what issues are on their minds!
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Be sure to stay hydrated and dress for the weather!
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Kyle Thorson, running for District 18 Senate, is having a special canvassing event as well in the 9am-11am timeslot, so be sure to sign up for that if you would like to meet him and canvass for D18 Dems!
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West Fest Parade West Fargo
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Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 10:30 AM
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Fargodome
1800 N University Dr. Fargo
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Enderlin Sunfest Parade
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Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 4:00 PM
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If you STAND with us, WALK with us! Stand (and walk) with your D24 Dem-NPL Candidates! Line up at the bus barn
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Schloegel for ND Senate - Education and Human Services Listening Session
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Sunday, September 22, 2024 – 10:00 AM
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A listening session to share and hear experiences around teaching, social work, law enforcement, healthcare and more.
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District 16 September Meeting
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Monday, September 23, 2024 – 5:30 PM
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Fargodome
1800 N University Dr. Fargo
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Join District 16 for their monthly meeting!
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82439869719
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Meeting ID: 824 3986 9719
Passcode: 669126
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Legislative Listening Session: Childcare Affordability
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Archives Coffee House
3012 University Ave, Grand Forks
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We are excited to invite you to a crucial listening session focused on childcare. This event aims to bring together community members, experts, and stakeholders to discuss the pressing challenges we face in ensuring that all families have access to quality and affordable childcare.
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Join ND legislative candidate, Kyle Thorson, on Tuesday, September 24th at 6:00pm at Archives Coffee House for conversation around the accessibility and affordability of childcare in Grand Forks & ND. Light refreshments provided & free parking in the lot behind Archives. We hope to see you there!
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U.S. House Debate Watch Party - Fargo
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Join us for the US House debate!
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U.S. House Debate Watch Party - Jamestown
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Join us for a pizza (free will donation) and watch party for the US House debate. Space is limited so RSVP to [email protected] to secure your spot! Pizza and social starts at 6pm, debate starts at 7pm.
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District 24 Round Up
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Friday, September 27, 2024 – 4:30 PM
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Dacotah Pavilion, Chautauqua Park
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MEET YOUR D24 CANDIDATES and more at 2024 Roundup! September 27th Valley City, ND with silent and live auction!
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Meet and Greet Fundraiser at the Lofgren Farm!
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Monday, September 30, 2024 – 4:00 PM
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Dacotah Pavilion, Chautauqua Park
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You are invited to a Meet and Greet Fundraiser on September 30 from 4PM to 7PM at the Lofgren Farm 3 miles north of Kenmare (watch for signs)!
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Enjoy live music, come for food (no alcohol) and connect with the community and leaders shaping a brighter future for ND!
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This fundraiser will feature Merrill Piepkorn for Governor, Patrick Hart for Lt. Governor, Katrina Christiansen for US Senate, Trygve Hammer for US House, Tracey Wilkie for PSC, Gene Nygaard for D2 House, Rosemary Tanberg for D2 Senate, Lisa Hermosillo for D38 House, Alexandra Deufel for D40 House, and former ND State Senator Larry Schoenwald.
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We hope to see you there!
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U.S. Senate Debate Watch Party
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Watch Party for the U.S. Senate Debate between Katrina Christiansen and Kevin Cramer on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, starting at 6 PM at the ND Kennedy Center, 1902 E. Divide, Bismarck, ND.
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Popcorn, chili and cinnamon rolls provided. Advice and commentary provided by Bisman Leaders. Questions? Please contact [email protected]
District 8 Fundraiser. Bismarck/Mandan Dem-NPL. Moving North Dakota Forward.
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Help us spread our message—share these posts from the past week!
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North Dakota judge vacates state abortion ban, ruling it unconstitutional
Meanwhile, North Dakota’s Democratic-NPL Party called the ruling a “victory for women’s reproductive rights.”
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“North Dakotans deserve the freedom to make deeply personal health care decisions without interference from government extremists,” Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, D-Fargo, said in a statement. “This law was especially cruel for victims of sexual violence — providing a rape and incest exception but only within six weeks, before most women know they’re pregnant.”
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Democrats oppose ND Attorney General's request for more litigation funding
“Warnings were made last session when we passed extreme legislation that restricted access to health care. If the risks to women in the state weren’t enough to get you to oppose that, the dollars and cents cost to the state should’ve been enough to get you to oppose that,” Ista said. “We are now seeing that the Attorney General has to come back and ask for millions more spending authority of its reserves to litigate these extreme cases.”
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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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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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Former legislator to receive Spirit of the NPL award
“He is proud of his NPL roots as the organization was always for the people and against the big corporations, the banks, the insurance companies and the millers. The NPL exists to give the people a fair shot,” said Mark Nelson, Marvin’s brother.
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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
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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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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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Don't miss these national stories!
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‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments
Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago, in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” and expressed support for reinstating slavery, a CNN KFile investigation found.
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The debate between Harris and Trump wasn’t close — and 4 other takeaways
With a more-than-competent performance from Harris Tuesday, Trump’s lies, meandering, conspiracies and often general incoherence was made even more glaring.
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He wandered through conspiracies about, not just the election, but also about who is currently president (Joe Biden), the usual about immigrants who (aren’t actually) coming from “mental institutions and insane asylums” and the newly unusual (and debunked) about immigrants who (are not) “eating the dogs” or “cats.”
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Trump got the conspiracy wrong, though, because it was about ducks, not dogs.
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris: See Tim Walz react live
Rachel Maddow reads Taylor Swift’s statement endorsing the Harris-Walz campaign to vice presidential candidate Tim Walz. See Tim Walz’s live reaction.
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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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Harris widens her lead over Trump in new 2024 polling
VP Kamala Harris is widening her lead against former President Donald Trump, according to new Morning Consult polling. Harris also raised $47 million in the 24 hours after the debate. The Morning Joe panel discusses.
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'No place in America': Biden says narrative about Haitian immigrants 'simply wrong'
"So many Americans like Karine, as she pointed out a proud Haitian-American, a community that's under attack in our country right now. It's simply wrong. There's no place in America," Biden said.
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Far-right activist Laura Loomer's access to Trump reveals a crisis in his campaign
They lost that battle this week, as Loomer traveled on Trump’s jet to his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday and to Sept. 11 memorial services Wednesday. Her presence at the latter infuriated some Democrats and Republicans because one of the many conspiracy theories she has promoted is the false notion that the terrorist assault on the U.S. was an “inside job.” It wasn’t.
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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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