The Honest Truth About Running For Senate

We can win, but I cannot do it alone

Since launching this Substack, I have been brutally honest with you about me, my background, and why I am running for Senate in North Dakota. 

Running state-wide is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. Despite this seat being held by a Democrat from 1960-2018, because we are in a red state, we are being written off.

Our campaign is deemed viable only if we raise enough money to compete. If you aren’t independently wealthy or take money from big corporations that price gouge our citizens, showing viability is extremely difficult. But, whenever someone tells me something is impossible, I say watch me do it. 

So, with that, I wanted to make a personal appeal to you because our end of quarter deadline is coming up, and I need your help to make sure we are able to flip North Dakota’s Senate seat blue. 

Democrats have a razor-thin Majority in the Senate. Senator Manchin’s retirement announcement has left our Majority hanging by a thread. Our race to flip this North Dakota Senate seat has never been more vital. I will vote to end the filibuster and codify Roe. We can win this race, and I have the polling to prove it. 

Our campaign recently commissioned our first internal poll and results were eye-opening. Some toplines are:

• The initial head-to-head has me at 29% and Cramer at 54%. This is to be expected as less than one-third of voters have even heard of me. But we closed the gap 10 points since the Emerson poll in October without a penny spent in paid media, showing significant potential.

• Only 33% of voters want to reelect Senator Cramer, 54% want to replace or will consider someone else.

• Only 42% view Cramer favorably, and 45% viewing him unfavorably. 24% of Republicans don’t approve of the job he is doing.

• When hearing positive messages for both candidates, I take the lead, 45% to 43%.

• When negative messages are incorporated, the final ballot has the race tied at 40% each.

Chip in any amount today, let’s flip North Dakota’s senate seat, and show the country that we are viable and ready to win. 

Thank you for everything,

Katrina