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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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This is the final newsletter before the election! Will next week's be filled with good news or bad?
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We have 4 more days to do every single thing we can to win this election! It's going to take all of us! No matter your experience level, our field team is happy to give you the support and training you need. Help us lay the groundwork to build a better North Dakota!
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Want to make calls for the Presidential Election? Phone banking for the Harris-Walz campaign is open EVERY DAY from 8AM–11PM CT
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Upcoming Events!
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Get Out The Vote Schedule - Katrina for Senate
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Katrina For Senate Office
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1325 23rd St S. Suite D, Fargo
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Come on out and help us Get Out The Vote!
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Grand Forks Roe-vember: A Call to Protect Reproductive Freedom!
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Friday, November 1, 2024 – 4:30 PM
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Northern Valley Democratic-NPL Office
3001 S Columbia Rd, Suite B, Grand Forks
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Gather a few friends and join the Dem-NPL + ERA NOW for a fun GET OUT THE VOTE event on November 1st from 4:30pm to 7:30pm and November 2nd from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
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Come to the North Valley Democratic-NPL office, fuel up with some snacks and joyful comradery, and help get PRO-EQUALITY candidates elected by door-knocking, phone-banking, and sticky-note writing to Get Out The Vote!
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Help spread the word about voting for pro-equality Dem-NPL candidates by knocking door-to-door, phone calling, or writing special woman-to-woman messages on sticky notes and post them wherever women may see them — bathroom stalls, the backs of tampon and diaper boxes, bathroom mirrors, the gym, etc.
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We have excellent pro-women's equality candidates on the ballot this year and we want to see as many of them elected as possible. When more people vote, EQUALITY WINS! Join us!
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Hittin' the Streets Fargo
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Friday, November 1, 2024 – 5:00 PM
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Fargo Democratic-NPL Office
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1325 23rd Street South, Suite B, Fargo
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It's time to DO SOMETHING! We're hittin' the streets and hittin' the doors because we are excited to talk to voters and make sure they vote for Democrats down the ballot!
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Don't wake up on Wednesday, November 6 wishing you would have done more! Sign up to volunteer today!
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Grand Forks Roe-vember: A Call to Protect Reproductive Freedom!
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Saturday, November 2, 2024 – 10:00 AM
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Northern Valley Democratic-NPL Office
3001 S Columbia Rd, Suite B, Grand Forks
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Gather a few friends and join the Dem-NPL + ERA NOW for a fun GET OUT THE VOTE event on November 1st from 4:30pm to 7:30pm and November 2nd from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
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Come to the North Valley Democratic-NPL office, fuel up with some snacks and joyful comradery, and help get PRO-EQUALITY candidates elected by door-knocking, phone-banking, and sticky-note writing to Get Out The Vote!
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Help spread the word about voting for pro-equality Dem-NPL candidates by knocking door-to-door, phone calling, or writing special woman-to-woman messages on sticky notes and post them wherever women may see them — bathroom stalls, the backs of tampon and diaper boxes, bathroom mirrors, the gym, etc.
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We have excellent pro-women's equality candidates on the ballot this year and we want to see as many of them elected as possible. When more people vote, EQUALITY WINS! Join us!
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Fargo Roe-vember: A Call to Protect Reproductive Freedom!
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Saturday, November 2, 2024 – 10:00 AM
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Fargo Democratic-NPL Office
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1325 23rd Street South, Suite B, Fargo
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This November, we're turning up the volume on reproductive freedom at Roe-vember — a powerful event to inspire, energize, and equip you to make a difference this election season.
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🗓️ Saturday, November 2nd
⏰ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 1325 23rd St S Suite B, Fargo, ND 58103
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Starting at 10 AM, hear from leading voices on the state of reproductive rights in North Dakota and across the nation. Get fired up, fueled by coffee and treats, and walk away with exclusive feminist swag prizes (like Kamala for President merch!).
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This event is for everyone ready to turn passion into action. We’ll provide a roadmap of ways to channel your energy into getting out the vote for candidates who stand up for reproductive freedom, safety, and the future we deserve. Did we mention the feminist swag prizes?!?!
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Hittin' the Streets Fargo
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Sunday, November 3, 2024 – 12:00 PM
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Fargo Democratic-NPL Office
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1325 23rd Street South, Suite B, Fargo
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It's time to DO SOMETHING! We're hittin' the streets and hittin' the doors because we are excited to talk to voters and make sure they vote for Democrats down the ballot!
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Don't wake up on Wednesday, November 6 wishing you would have done more! Sign up to volunteer today!
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Get out the Vote Rally with Trygve Hammer and Katrina Christiansen
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Monday, November 4, 2024 – 10:00 AM
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Maven Collective
613 1st Ave N., Suite 300, Fargo
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Join Trygve Hammer and Katrina Christiansen for a rally Monday, Nov. 4, at Maven Collective in Fargo:
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🗓 Nov. 4
⏰ 6 p.m.
📍 Maven Collective
613 1st Ave N., Suite 300
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Trygve is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and retired Major in the Marine Corps who served in Iraq. Outside of the Marine Corps, Trygve has been a roughneck on oilfield workover rigs, a freight rail conductor, and a science teacher for grades 7-12 at a rural North Dakota school.
Learn more about Trygve at hammerfornd.com
Katrina grew up in a rural community in northeast Nebraska. She has earned numerous degrees in engineering and has spent her career problem solving in the agriculture and energy industries. She currently works in higher education.
Learn more about Katrina at katrinaforussenate.com
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ELECTION NIGHT WATCH PARTIES
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District 28 Election Results Watch Party
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – 6:00 PM
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Northern Valley Dems Election Night Watch Party
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – 6:30 PM
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3012 University Ave, Grand Forks
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Join us for our election night watch party on November 5th, starting at 6:30PM. We will watch election results come in with fellow democrats. Please bring an appetizer to share. Beverages will be available for purchase! Help make sure it's a good night! Sign up to contact voters before Nov 5: https://www.mobilize.us/northdakotademocraticnplparty/
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Souris Valley Dem-NPL Election Night Watch Party
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – 7:00 PM
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Join the Souris Valley Dem-NPL on Tuesday, November 5th at 7PM at the Spot as we watch the general election results come in!
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This relaxed social event will feature several local and statewide Dem-NPL candidates. Come and enjoy some drinks, friendly conversation, and some appetizers from Qdoba.
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Grab a friend, and we hope to see you join us!
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Cass County Dems Election Night Watch Party
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – 7:30 PM
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Join us for appetizers, a cash bar, and an evening spent with Katrina, Merrill, & fellow Democrats as we watch the election results come in. Let’s celebrate all of our candidates and the hard work that has been put into each campaign. We have a lot to be proud of!
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Help make sure it's a good night! Sign up to contact voters before Nov 5: https://www.mobilize.us/northdakotademocraticnplparty/
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Bismarck-Mandan Dems Election Night Party
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Join us the Bismarck Mandan Dems for an Election Night Watch Party!
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Help us spread our message—share these posts from the past week!
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North Dakota Democratic lawmaker proposes bills to protect IVF, birth control
Hanson said she fears that there will be legislation in the 2025 session targeting IVF as an extension of North Dakota’s strict anti-abortion law passed in 2023.
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“I am hearing widespread concern that far-right legislators in North Dakota will take the next step and limit other types of reproductive health care, from birth control to infertility care,” Hanson said. “Some anti-abortion groups have called for IVF to be banned because they believe that life begins at the moment of fertilization, and that discarding embryos that aren’t implanted should be a crime.”
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Candidate for U.S. Senate Katrina Christianson
It's the final push for the 2024 election and Katrina Christianson is in studio on Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness to tell you what she will do with the job if elected.
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Hamida Dakane hopes to return to the ND State House
State Representative Hamida Dakane is running for reelection in District 10, and talks with Joel about her campaign and goals for next term if she wins on November 5th.
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Will Thompson and Todd Reisenauer are hoping for your vote in Fargo's District 46
Will Thompson and Todd Reisenauer are running for the ND State House in District 46 with the support of the Dem-NPL.
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Will is a radio producer with teaching experience and grew up in District 46. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota and will receive his Master’s degree in Communication from NDSU this spring.
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Todd is a business consultant with over 21 years in Fargo’s software industry, and holds degrees in Sociology and Religious Studies from NDSU, and a Masters of Management from the University of Mary.
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Rallying on the Ellipse, Harris calls on voters to reject Trump’s ‘chaos and division’
“I pledge to seek common ground and common sense solutions to make your life better. I am not looking to score political points. I am looking to make progress,” she said. “I pledge to listen to experts, to those who will be impacted by the decisions I make and to people who disagree with me. Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy.”
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Red state Democrats talk about the future of Ag under a Trump administration
Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Regent, ND, and is joined by two rural Democrats to talk about national politics. Joel, Chris Gibbs, and Aaron Krauter cover everything from RFK Jr. potentially serving as the Secretary of Ag to former President Trump threatening Liz Cheney.
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Chris Gibbs is an Ohio Farmer, and former Chair of the Republican Party in Selby County Ohio, serving for seven years until 2015. Last year, he was elected as the Chair of the Democratic Party in Selby County in Ohio. He’s also the Chair of Rural Voices USA and the Chair of Gateway Arts.
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Aaron Krauter served as the North Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) State
Executive Director for the USDA under the Obama administration. Aaron also served in the North Dakota State Senate for twenty years, where he was elected
to five 4-year terms. He sat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and from
2000-2003 served as Senate Minority Leader.
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Zaleski: Katrina has the right stuff
She’s the real thing. As a senator, she would be as disciplined and tenacious as her campaign material says she is. Her record proves as much. Unlike the incumbent, Christiansen would bring far more than political opportunism to the U.S. Senate. Unlike “experienced” Cramer, she would not be captive to a cult, but rather would put country, state and patriotism above unprincipled loyalty.
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North Dakota Representative Karla Rose Hanson announces bills to protect reproductive freedom
“These bills represent an essential step forward in protecting reproductive freedom and health for all North Dakotans, providing crucial safeguards that will allow people to manage their health, make decisions about family planning, and care for themselves and their families according to their own wishes and on their own terms.”
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To Me, Being a North Dakotan Means…
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Being a North Dakota is being fiercely independent and free! Free to our own beliefs, free to walk our own personal journey of faith without persecution or having another’s religion pushed onto us against our will, and free to pursue our dreams and live our best lives as we see fit, with the least amount of government intervention as possible.
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My name is Jess Arneson and I am asking for your vote for the District 46 North Dakota Senate this November 5th. Thank you.
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Ryan Braunberger hopes to head back to the ND State Senate
Ryan Braunberger is an independent contractor currently serving as a member of the North Dakota Senate for the 10th district since 2022 as a member of the Democratic-NPL Party, and serves as the Minority Caucus Leader. He joins Joel on "News and View" to talk about why he's running for re-election and what he hopes to achieve with another term.
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Cramer and Christiansen respond to common questions
So we need to have a farm bill. Right now. We actually do not have an authorized Farm Bill. And so it’s really important that somebody leads the charge and makes sure that our farmers have access to dual enrollment and crop insurance. We get those reference prices to be reflective of modern times, and that we are looking forward and thinking about the problems we might have. We need to deal with the wildfires, probably in the next farm bill, as well any sort of drought impacts, and then we need country of origin labeling for our beef producers in the state of North Dakota.”
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Port: The cruelty is the point
I bring this up because a lot of you may be thinking that Trump really hurt himself with that Madison Square Garden rally, where speakers called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage," compared the wars in Israel and Ukraine to "bad soccer games," called Vice President Kamala Harris "the antichrist," and suggested that Black people might want to carve watermelons instead of pumpkins this Halloween.
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In any normal political cycle, this rally would be a catastrophe for the candidate. And, to be sure, Trump's getting some heat, even from some usually sycophantic Republicans who decided to take their integrity out of the closet and try it on for a little bit.
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How did those 3 names next to my presidential candidate get there?
Electors for the Democratic-NPL Party are Carol Davis, a former vice president of Turtle Mountain Community College; Byron Knutson, a former state insurance and state labor commissioner; and E. Jane Sinner, wife of the late Gov. George Sinner.
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Don't miss these national stories!
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Kamala Harris pairs anti-Trump attack with economic pitch at packed D.C. rally
“He says one of his highest priorities is to set free the violent extremists who assaulted those law enforcement officers on January 6,” Harris said. “Donald Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him — people he calls ‘the enemy from within.’ This is not a candidate for president who is thinking about how to make your life better.”
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Trump Says RFK Jr. Should Be in Charge of Women’s Health and Liz Cheney Should Get Shot in the Face
Trump, holding a Thursday event with Tucker Carlson, said that he would assign Kennedy “to work on health and women’s health.” This is, frankly, an ominous promise: Among the stories about RFK Jr. and women that circulated during the campaign were decade-old reports about diaries in which he recorded having cheated on his then-wife 37 times in one year, present-day accusations that he helped break up the engagement of a journalist who covered him by “sexting” with her, and a Vanity Fair piece in which a woman who worked for him as a nanny said he had repeatedly harassed and touched her sexually without her consent.
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Harris responds to Trump’s violent rhetoric about Liz Cheney
Vice President Kamala Harris said that former President Donald Trump’s violent rhetoric “must be disqualifying” following his comments on former Rep. Liz Cheney.
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Largest local Texas Teamsters union endorses Harris before her rally
Texas’ largest Teamsters union, Local 988, endorsed Vice President Harris before her rally in Houston on Friday.
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In a letter first obtained by The Hill, the union, which is based in Houston, said it surveyed more than 8,000 members before endorsing her. It cited the Biden administration’s protection of union pensions and Harris’s pledge to sign the PRO Act, which is pro-labor legislation, if elected.
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Analysis: Donald Trump’s campaign of relentless lying
It’s not clear how well all this lying is actually working for Trump. While it may help whip up his loyal base, Trump lost the last election, and polling has reliably found that far more people think he is not honest and trustworthy than think he is.
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What is clear is that there is no other major current figure in US federal politics, either Republican or Democrat, who lies as frequently as Trump does. President Joe Biden, Trump’s initial opponent in this election, and Harris, Trump’s current opponent, certainly don’t.
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RFK Jr., Whose Misinformation Helped Cause a Measles Outbreak That Killed 83 People, Says Trump Has Promised Him “Control” of “Public Health Agencies”
During a rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Trump told the crowd that he would let Kennedy “go wild on the food” and “go wild on the medicines” if given a second term in November.
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Bad Bunny Supports Kamala Harris, Shares Her ‘I Will Never Forget What Donald Trump Did’ Message to Puerto Rican Voters
Bad Bunny, who supports Kamala Harris, a source close to the artist tells Billboard, is getting the Democratic presidential candidate’s latest message for Puerto Rican voters out to his 45 million followers on Instagram.
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“There’s so much at stake in this election for Puerto Rican voters and for Puerto Rico,” Harris says in a campaign video posted on Sunday (Oct. 27), which Benito shared clips of on Instagram Stories not just once, but four times. “And this election is not just a choice between Donald Trump and me. It is a choice between two very different visions for our nation. One, his, focused on the past and on himself, and the other ours, that is focused on the future and on you. Puerto Rico is home to some of the most talented, innovative and ambitious people in our nation, and Puerto Ricans deserve a president who sees and invests in that strength.”
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New Data on Trump’s Border Security Record: Releasing Criminals to Jail Asylum Seekers
Trump’s policies, which deprioritized efforts to address criminal activity and focused on banning asylum, ultimately led to far more attempted illegal crossings by individuals with criminal convictions. In late 2020, the number of criminals attempting to illegally enter the United States exploded to record highs. The all-time record day for arrests of individuals with criminal convictions occurred on December 7, 2020.
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Arizona attorney general's office probing Trump's violent comments about Liz Cheney
Trump has escalated his violent rhetoric on the campaign trail in the last month. He's called Democrats and his opponents the "enemy from within" and has vowed to use the U.S. military against American citizens. He has also said during the 2024 race that he might jail his political opponents.
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Trump’s MSG event turns into ugly racist rally, speakers insult Puerto Ricans, Blacks, Jews
But other speakers also made incendiary comments. Trump’s childhood friend David Rem referred to Harris as “the Antichrist” and “the devil.” Businessman Grant Cardone told the crowd that Harris ”and her pimp handlers will destroy our country.”
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The marquee event reflected the former president’s tone throughout his third White House campaign. Though he refrained from doing so Sunday, Trump often tears into Harris in offensive and personal terms himself, questioning in recent weeks her mental stability and her intelligence as well as calling her “lazy,” long a racist trope used against Black people.
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Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history
The huge rally was billed as the launch of the final stage of Trump’s bid to pull off one of the greatest comebacks in American political history after trying to overturn the result of the last election and leaving office in disgrace in 2021. Before he spoke, some of the ex-president’s top supporters flung race-based and vulgar rhetoric. Former congressional candidate David Rem called Harris the “antichrist” and “the devil,” while others lashed out at Hillary Clinton, “illegals” and homeless people. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
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A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital
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But when Barnica’s husband rushed to her side from his job on a construction site, she relayed what she said the medical team had told her: “They had to wait until there was no heartbeat,” he told ProPublica in Spanish. “It would be a crime to give her an abortion.”
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For 40 hours, the anguished 28-year-old mother prayed for doctors to help her get home to her daughter; all the while, her uterus remained exposed to bacteria.
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Trump panned the CHIPS Act. Harris is in Michigan promoting it
The investments come from the CHIPS and Science Act — a bipartisan bill that's pouring $54 billion into the semiconductor manufacturing industry to try to bring back an industry that is dominated by Taiwan, South Korea and China.
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Harris plans to visit an assembly line at a Saginaw plant owned by Corning that makes polysilicon used in semiconductors. The plant received $325 million in CHIPS funding. She also plans to tour a union training facility in Macomb County, her campaign told reporters.
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George W. Bush's Daughter Barbara Breaks Silence on Election to Campaign for Kamala Harris (Exclusive)
Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush and granddaughter of former President George H.W. Bush, spent part of her weekend in Pennsylvania campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris with just days to go before the 2024 presidential election.
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"It was inspiring to join friends and meet voters with the Harris-Walz campaign in Pennsylvania this weekend," Barbara, 42, shares in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Oct. 29. "I’m hopeful they'll move our country forward and protect women’s rights."
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Former Republican Congressman backing Harris: ‘We have to work together’
Former Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) sits down with Kristen Welker to explain why he is joining several of his former Republican colleagues in voting for Vice President Kamala Harris this November, and why he believes she can win Michigan.
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Kamala Harris hitting every battleground state in final days, hoping to drive turnout
"We have seen women who are experiencing a miscarriage around a pregnancy they prayed for and being denied healthcare because doctors are afraid they're going to go to prison, and those women developing sepsis," she said. "We have seen extraordinary harm and pain and suffering happen because of what Donald Trump did in intending and effectuating and overturning of Roe v. Wade. Yes, my first priority is to put back in place those protections and to stop this pain and to stop this injustice that is happening around our country."
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Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers
By contrast, while in the White House, Trump gutted federal employee unions and expressed support for Right to Work laws, which weaken unions by allowing workers to opt out of paying union dues. He stacked the Labor Department and the National Labor Relations Board with corporate-friendly appointees. Project 2025 details more steps he could take to render unions powerless.
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Harris starts campaigning on a $39B program that Trump wants to sink
Arizona’s Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a major backer of the CHIPS Act and frequent Harris campaign surrogate, accused the former president of launching a “direct assault on the Arizona economy.” Kelly later warned on CNN, “if you’re working in the semiconductor industry … you might be out of a job because of Donald Trump.”
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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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