NRCC MEMO: NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY RESULTS

TO: INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM: NRCC POLITICAL AND NRCC COMMUNICATIONS
DATE: JUNE 8, 2010
SUBJECT: NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY RESULTS

For almost two decades, Rep. Earl Pomeroy has nimbly avoided defeat at the polls, but thanks to the results in tonight’s primary, Pomeroy’s long winning streak is about to come to an end.

To say that 2010 hasn’t been Pomeroy’s year would be an understatement. Just a few days into the New Year, Pomeroy’s mentor, Byron Dorgan, announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate, setting off a domino effect within North Dakota’s political structure that will end with Pomeroy’s forced retirement at the polls. A short time after Dorgan’s announcement, as the Democrats’ government takeover of healthcare stalled, Pomeroy told his colleagues that he may as well just quit if they didn’t hurry up and pass ObamaCare. Eventually the bill did pass, with Pomeroy happily casting his vote in support of a Medicare-cutting government takeover of healthcare – forever cementing his status as a rubberstamp for the Obama agenda.

In the wake of Dorgan’s retirement, Republican candidates were coming out of the woodwork to challenge Pomeroy. In late March, the day before Pomeroy helped pass ObamaCare, Fargo businessman and former House Majority Leader Rick Berg received the endorsement from the Republican Party of North Dakota. Tonight, Rick Berg solidified his spot on the November ballot by winning the Republican primary over challenger J.D. Donaghe. Berg has led in the polls for four straight months as the people of North Dakota have grown sick and tired of Pomeroy and his “Washington-as-usual” attitude.

With über-popular Gov. John Hoeven joining Berg at the top of the ticket, and the fact that Pomeroy has finally been exposed as a closet-liberal, North Dakotans can be assured that they’ll have a new voice in Congress next year.

History: North Dakota has voted for every Republican Presidential nominee since Richard Nixon in 1968. In 2004, George W. Bush won with 63% of the vote while John McCain won the state with 53% in 2008.

Geography: North Dakota is one of seven states with an At-Large Congressional District.

Statewide Roundup:

The following are the unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election in North Dakota. These results are UNOFFICIAL AND INCOMPLETE until certified by the North Dakota Secretary of State.

DISTRICT NAME RAW VOTE %__

ND-AL (Republican Primary)
42.7% precincts in
Berg 15,818 89.5%*
Donaghe 1,835 10.5%