Heidi Heitkamp
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Heidi Heitkamp is a former senator from North Dakota known for her authentic and heartfelt approach to politics. This interview reveals her commitment to reconnecting Democrats with rural America and her ability to navigate complex political landscapes through coalition-building and empathy.
“Well, you know this from doing campaigns. And as being, you know, if you're a trial lawyer, you have to have a theory of your case. And the theory of my case was two things. Number one, I wasn't going to be with Trump 100% because I couldn't be.”
“Politically. And so this reconnect. And I think one of the things that I get in trouble is I just want progressives, especially those who think that language doesn't matter. Language like defund the police doesn't matter.”
“North Dakota is one of those hybrids. Delaware, the AG's office has exclusive jurisdiction. In most states, the AGs will take a case from the local county if there's a conflict, will participate, may in fact, we did a fair amount of prosecution, especially of complicated child sexual assault cases, things that the state's attorneys who ma…”
“And I would say, well, they're the same age as John Hov And the message was pretty clear. You don't ask him that question. And so it's, you know, I think being a young mother was not helpful. Then Nancy Schaefer, who was the first lady at the time, did an ad, we called it the infamous pink suit ad and they had more points on that ad.”
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