Port: An embarrassing display of impotence

North Dakota’s Republican Party is facing a rift of its own making, and District 6 has become the latest stage. Local leaders voted to censure Rep. Dick Anderson for opposing a symbolic resolution targeting same-sex marriage, but Anderson—censured once before and easily re-elected afterward—seems unfazed. His confidence reflects a larger truth: voters keep siding with pragmatic Republicans, even as party activists try to police ideological purity. With recent censures falling flat and top officials winning without party backing, the NDGOP’s internal battles are starting to look more irrelevant than influential. Read Mr. Port’s full commentary at Inforum.

Rob Port

InForum

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