As Heidi Heitkamp deals with fierce backlash for outing victims of sexual assault without their consent in a political attack ad, she has promised her victims a personal apology and a retraction.

Is that what this is?

Buried at the bottom of a page in the Minot Daily News– with no indication of who paid for it- appeared this small note from Senator Heitkamp, which only quoted her campaign’s initial statement word for word:

REMINDER: Heitkamp’s first newspaper attack ad that outed these victims covered a full page ad and ran in every major newspaper across the state. Worse yet, Heitkamp still used this opportunity to criticize Kevin Cramer, proving once again that Heitkamp exploits whoever she can, whenever she can, for political gain.

And as for apologizing, Heidi Heitkamp and her campaign returned to politics as usual yesterday, continuing their smear campaign against her opponent. Meanwhile some victims outed by Heitkamp still had not heard from her.

As Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News last night, “Heidi Heitkamp needs to pick up the phone right now and call that young girl and apologize for getting her name in the national headlines.”

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After 6 years of dodging local media and “running scared” from reporters, Heidi Heitkamp will now have to answer for six years of opposing the will of North Dakota voters at tonight’s debate.

With her record on full display, Heitkamp has several questions she needs to answer, such as:

• Why did she say she would oppose late-term abortion, but then vote to support it?
• Why did she vote for higher taxes for North Dakotans?
• Why did she fail to crack down on sanctuary cities and dismiss the issue as a scare tactic?
• Why has she voted for higher premiums and fewer health care choices?
• Why did she vote to put energy jobs at risk?
• Why did she promise to be bipartisan, but then vote with President Obama nearly 90% of the time?
• Why does she play politics with the ag community, and continue to prolong trade disputes by undermining the President?
• Why did she oppose Justice Kavanaugh when her constituents supported him and the facts did not support her argument?
• After wrongly outing abuse survivors in an attempt to score political points, can North Dakota trust her judgement?

“No matter what desperate spin she offers today, Heidi Heitkamp can’t escape her out-of-touch, liberal record,” said North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins. “What’s most important is for Heitkamp to answer why she’s consistently opposed what’s best for her constituents.”

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“Nothing to see here, folks.”

 

 

These actions come as a victim of Heitkamp’s actions appeared on CNN today, saying she had not heard from Heidi Heitkamp, and a simple apology phone call would not be enough:

 

 

So far, Heitkamp’s only actions have been to personally call the victims- which they say is insufficient- and to fire an unnamed staffer without any explanation- which Heitkamp herself said is insufficient. 

 

“Heitkamp’s actions prove she will exploit whoever she can for political gain,” said North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins. “Instead of launching attack ads and using seniors as political pawns, Heitkamp should focus on apologizing to the victims of sexual assault she outed without their consent.”

 

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With no press release, social media, or news story, Heidi Heitkamp has silently gone on the airwaves with a new ad, smearing Kevin Cramer on health care, immigration, and- inexplicably- women.

LET’S BE CLEAR— 

• Kevin Cramer is strong on border security, but Heitkamp supports dangerous sanctuary cities.

• Cramer has supported a better health care system for North Dakota, but Heitkamp wants to leave Obamacare fully in tact.

• And after the events of this week, Heidi Heitkamp has no place trying to once again exploit women’s issues for political gain.