Chairman’s Update – 10/29
We’ve almost made it! We have entered our final week of campaign season, and our margin is razor thin. It’s time to make sure everyone gets out and votes for our phenomenal slate of candidates, who have been doing some great things I’m excited to share with you all.
Donald Trump Jr. Coming to Williston
Get Ready to Vote!
The Republican National Committee has set up an up-to-date website to make sure everyone is prepared to vote this November! Check out the site and get all the information you need so you can say you voted Republican this November!
Forum Endorses GOP Statewide Candidates
The Fargo Forum endorsed our candidates for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, and PSC. They know our leaders like Al Jaeger are experienced, capable leaders who represent our interests and deserve to stay on the job.
Click here to read the full endorsement.
Dem-NPL Plays Dirty Trick in Secretary of State Race
Al Carlson Defends Voter ID Laws
As national media has covered North Dakota’s Voter ID laws nonstop, yet still do not seem to fully understand the issue at hand, State House Majority Leader Al Carlson defended our Voter ID laws with Valley News Live anchor Chris Berg.
The Biden-Heitkamp Agenda
Heidi Heitkamp has spent her campaign cozying up to President Trump, hoping voters forget her liberal record.
But now in a moment of desperation, Heitkamp is bringing Joe Biden, the second highest ranking official of an administration that:
- Offered amnesty
- Protected late-term abortion
- Caused premiums to skyrocket
- Burdened the agriculture industry with the WOTUS regulation
- Put energy jobs at risk with the Clean Power Plan and BLM Flaring Rule
- And told North Dakota’s small businesses, “You didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”
This is the agenda Heitkamp supported nearly 90% of the time.
“Heidi Heitkamp supported the Obama-Biden agenda even when it was wrong for North Dakota,” said North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins. “Joe Biden won’t be able to make North Dakota voters forget Heitkamp’s anti-North Dakota record.”
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NDGOP Statement on Heidi Heitkamp Losing Another Debate
North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins issued the following statement on another debate victory from Kevin Cramer:
“Just less than two weeks from being ousted, Heidi Heitkamp seems to have perfected the art of Washington doublespeak that North Dakotans have come to resent. Heidi’s out-of-touch, liberal record was again on full display tonight; and North Dakotans are ready to reject her campaign of lies, manufactured controversy, and grave errors in judgement.”
BACKGROUND:
Farmers: Heidi’s Political Pawns – NDSen Debate
Heidi Heitkamp has spent the entire election cycle trying to use North Dakota’s farmers, ranchers, and producers as political pawns.
REMINDER: Heitkamp makes these attacks because a pillar of Heitkamp’s campaign strategy is fanning the flames of farmer’s fears.
Throughout the entire Farm Bill process, Heitkamp has put politics above North Dakota’s farmers.
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Her attacks increased when Kevin Cramer was appointed to the Farm Bill Conference Committee, a major win for North Dakota, but Heitkamp didn’t see it that way, labeling his appointment “politics at its worst.”
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In stark contrast, Rep. Cramer congratulated Sens. Heitkamp and Hoeven when they were also appointed.
Heitkamp has changed her stance on agriculture-related issues just to score political points:
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Heitkamp voted in 2014 to eliminate agriculture subsidies.
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Heitkamp this year attacked Cramer for being part of a group where some members supported eliminating some subsidies.
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When the House adjourned this year without finishing the Farm Bill, Heidi Heitkamp attacked Kevin Cramer for not demanding the House go back into session.
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When the Senate adjourned without finishing the Farm Bill, Heitkamp said nothing.
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Heitkamp supported the 2014 Farm Bill that trimmed food stamps, but this year Heitkamp attacked the Trump-Cramer Farm Bill for including food stamp reforms.
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Heidi’s Unacceptable Judgment – NDSen Debate
Heidi Heitkamp outed victims of sexual assault without their consent, continued to campaign instead of apologize to the victims, then lied about it.
A week later, she seemed to have learned nothing, using a WWII veteran’s picture and story without his permission to tout her office’s own work.
LET’S BE CLEAR: Heidi Heitkamp exploits whoever she can for political gain. This was not an isolated incident, but rather consistently bad judgement from Heidi Heitkamp.
Heitkamp’s Harmful Health Care Agenda – NDSen Debate
While both Kevin Cramer and Heidi Heitkamp want to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, Heitkamp-backed Obamacare is wrong for North Dakota, and it hurts our small businesses and farmers.
Heitkamp’s lies on health care have been repeatedly fact-checked, but she has not stopped peddling misinformation.
Over the last ten years Heidi Heitkamp has taken more positions on Obamacare than anyone can count:
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As a liberal activist, Heitkamp aggressively pushed for Obamacare to pass, but as a 2012 Senate candidate, Heitkamp instantly became critical of the law.
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When Politico detailed this flip-flop, Heitkamp could not refute it.
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Throughout her time in the Senate, Heitkamp has staunchly defended Obamacare.
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Heitkamp voted 8 times against repealing Obamacare (March 2013 [three times], May 2015, July 2015, December 2015, and July 2017 [twice])
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Heitkamp voted twice in support of the individual mandate, voted against repealing Obamacare tax, and voted in favor of the medical device tax after she took donations from the medical supplies industry.
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Heitkamp’s health care law is out-of-touch with what’s best for North Dakota, and it hurts our state.
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Heidi Heitkamp is a National Security Issue – NDSen Debate
While Heidi Heitkamp spent this week campaigning with a man who let North Dakota down, Kevin Cramer has strong support from North Dakota veterans and military members.
Heidi Heitkamp’s out-of-touch national security stances have left North Dakota veterans and military service members worse off.
Heitkamp has a long list of bad votes, harmful positions, and grave errors in judgment on foreign policy, such as:
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Supporting Obama’s Iran nuclear deal.
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Repeatedly voting against VA funding, including for funding for military housing
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Opposing forcing Iran to recognize Israel and release American hostages.
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Rejecting the use of military force to take down Assad in Syria.
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Flip-flopping on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
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Standing against military officials who called for increased missile defense funding.
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Failing to help arm those fighting ISIS.
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Oldest Attack in the Playbook – NDSen Debate
After Heidi Heitkamp tried and failed to exploit farmers, veterans, and those with pre-existing conditions for her own political gain, she is now trying to use seniors.
But the facts don’t support her argument:
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The Washington Post said Democrat claims that Republicans want to “get rid of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security” are FALSE.
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Kevin Cramer is trying to save Social Security and Medicare as they’re set to go solvent in a just a few years.
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Heidi Heitkamp’s only solution is to raise taxes on North Dakotans.
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Kevin Cramer pledged to not affect the benefits of anyone 55 or over.
Her efforts to exploit North Dakotans haven’t worked before, and this new, last-minute attack won’t work either.
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NDSen Final Debate – High Hurdles Facing Heidi
Coming off the worst month of her political career, Heidi Heitkamp comes into this debate in desperate need of an outright win.
At this final debate, Heitkamp needs to not only answer for her grave errors in judgement, but also her anti-North Dakota positions, such as:
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Why did she say she would oppose late-term abortion, but then vote to support it?
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Why did she fail to crack down on sanctuary cities and dismiss the issue as a scare tactic?
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Why has she voted for higher premiums and fewer health care choices?
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Why does she play politics with the ag community, and continue to prolong trade disputes by undermining the President?
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Did your campaign violate FEC regulations while trying to bury an apology to the sexual assault victims outed by your campaign?
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After wrongly outing abuse survivors in an attempt to score political points, then doing the same to a WWII veteran, how can North Dakota trust her judgement?
“Heidi Heitkamp will again use this debate to try to distract voters from her out-of-touch, liberal voting record,” said North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins. “Heidi needs to be held accountable for consistently opposing what’s best for North Dakotans while exploiting them for her own political gain.”
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stand up, Biden, let ’em see ya
A gaffe prone politician who’s made grave errors in judgement will be campaigning for a heated North Dakota Senate race this November, and it won’t just be Heidi Heitkamp.
Heitkamp has invited *former* Vice President Joe Biden, one of the few politicians as unpopular here as she is, to campaign with her this November.
REMINDER: These two share a lot in common. With a shared propensity for gaffes and an underwhelming performance on the campaign trail, Biden was a thorn in the side of the 2012 Democrat ticket the same way Heidi has been for the National Democrats in 2018. A few Biden highlights:
- During a swearing-in: “Spead your legs, you’re gonna be frisked.”
- On Obamacare: “This is a big f______ deal.”
- To a man in a wheelchair: “Stand up Chuck, let ’em see ya.”
- On Republicans: they’ll “put y’all back in chains”.
WHAT’S WORSE: Joe Biden’s presence will be strong reminder that Heitkamp supported the Obama-Biden agenda nearly 90% of the time, even though it was wrong for North Dakota:
- Heitkamp supported a harmful Obama-Biden environmental regulation that put ND energy jobs at risk.
- Heitkamp supported Biden-backed Obamacare, which increased ND premiums by 44%.
- Heitkamp voted in favor of the Iran Nuclear deal, which damaged our national security.
Given his constant gaffes and anti-North Dakota record, Joe Biden’s presence in the state will likely only help one candidate, Kevin Cramer.
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