ND-SEN: But you are, Blanche, you are

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Yeah, I agree with the people in this thread. How anyone can think that this is an easier pickup for the GOP than IN or MO is beyond me. Even in a good year for Republicans and if Trump's approvals are in the high 60s in ND, I think that this is one of the races that will probably stay Democratic, kinda like VA in 2014. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if a state like FL or WI went Republican before ND.

If Heitkamp wins in 2018, I have little doubt that she will become a lifer. Thank you, Rick Berg. This is why open seats in supposedly "red" states should never, never, never be taken for granted by the Republican Party.

Yeah I really think Rick Berg is at fault. He should have just ran for reelection, and Cramer should have gone for this seat. Or Kalk, Schmidt, Wrigley, etc. the bench was big. Trying to jump to the upper chamber immediately after entering the lower chamber looks so bad, in general.

Steve Daines and Tom Cotton may disagree with you there.

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I imagine this also means that Rep. Kevin Cramer has decided not to run. Campbell previously said he was considering the House or Senate seat, and would run for whichever one Cramer wasn't running for. I expect while Cramer hasn't formally announced his intentions, he's likely privately decided to run for reelection instead of senate.

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I imagine this also means that Rep. Kevin Cramer has decided not to run. Campbell previously said he was considering the House or Senate seat, and would run for whichever one Cramer wasn't running for. I expect while Cramer hasn't formally announced his intentions, he's likely privately decided to run for reelection instead of senate.

Or it means Campbell is just frustrated with waiting for Cramer, or that he thinks Cramer is vulnerable in a primary (with some of things he's said, it's possible).

That's certainly possible too. And if Cramer decides to run for Senate and Campbell wants to avoid a primary, he could drop down to the House race.

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http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/cramer-mildly-reconsidering-senate-run/article_9bcdddb9-1049-59b0-bc5f-e9979ed6cfbe.html

Rep. Kevin Cramer says he is "mildly reconsidering" a run for Senate after ruling it out last month, claiming he has received encouragement from unnamed people.

I still doubt he actually runs. Why give up a safe house seat for a Senate race you are far from guaranteed from winning, when he already represents the whole state in Congress anyways?