CNN Reveals a Predictable Issue Regarding Those Who Think Healthcare CEO Killer Is...
ProPublica Whiffs on a Pretty Big Story About Pete Hegseth
Support for Mass Deportations Is Quite Healthy In a State That's *Not* Trump...
Time Magazine's Person of the Year Is Going to Make Libs Seethe
X-Files: We Had Another Night of Drones Flying Everywhere in New Jersey
No Peace on Earth, or Goodwill
Here's Who Trump Reportedly Invited to His Inauguration
Trump Announces New Role for Kari Lake
More Than Half of Voters Use This Word to Describe How They Feel...
Biden Announces Largest Single-Day Act of Clemency in Modern History
Defense Department Is Combating 'Climate Change As a Security Concern for Africans'
Did Washington State Come Up With a Solution for Transgender Athletes?
Revealed: British Pollster Who Nailed the US Election Explains How Her Team Did...
You Won't Believe Who Received the Reagan 'Peace Through Strength' Award
Whither Syria?
Tipsheet

High Five Heidi: Republicans Take Aim At Vulnerable Red State Democrat Over Abortion Vote

If the election in North Dakota were held today, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp would lose to the generic Republican. Heitkamp barely won her 2012 election, clinching victory by less than 3,000 votes. Her state went heavily for Trump. She voted against the tax reform package that has created a better job creating and investing climate, prompting over 250 companies to dole out bonuses of at least $1,000 to over three million workers. In some cases, workers have received $3,000 bonuses. The Democrats have slammed these bonuses as crumbs, a bit of sour grapes for their universal opposition to a bill that cut taxes for America’s middle and working classes.

Advertisement

On top of that, she voted with Democrats to block a bill that would have banned abortion after 20 weeks. It’s a non-controversial measure that has popular support, but the shot of Heitkamp giving Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a high five after the vote is being weaponized against her by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (via Free Beacon):


Heitkamp, who is up for reelection this year, was slammed by critics in early February for giving what appeared to be a high five to Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) after she voted against a bill that would have banned abortion after 20 weeks of conception. Senate Democrats were successful in blocking the bill from passing.

"After voting down a five-month abortion ban, they celebrated with a big high-five on the Senate floor. But that’s not the only time Heitkamp has fought to keep D.C. liberals happy," the ad narrator says.

The ad goes on to cite other examples of Heitkamp's loyalty to Democratic Party leadership, saying the North Dakota Democrat voted against tax cuts, refused to crack down on sanctuary cities, fought to keep Obamacare, and supported maintaining Obama administration rules on methane…

Advertisement

So, the message is simple: Heitkamp is too liberal for North Dakota. We’ll see how this ad does with voters in the state. Rob Port, a North Dakota-based blogger, noted that while his state is pro-life, such initiatives have not faired well recently. 

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement