North Dakota Republican ‘populists’ earn the boot

By: Jack Zaleski

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 540

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Many candidates of the misnamed “populist” faction of the North Dakota Republican Party were shown the door in the June 9 primary, as voters who voted on the GOP side of the ballot gave most of them the boot. Ironically (or is it stupidly?), a focused clique has cleverly seized control of the party by stuffing local meetings with their wrong-headed fans, and by intimidating long-time traditional Republican conservatives who showed up at those meetings, …

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