Rob Port

Reporter and columnist for @inforum, and host of the Plain Talk podcast.

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[Rob Port @robport]

The AI age of politics means every unscrupulous yahoo with a ChatGPT account can flood your feeds with plausible-seeming nonsense. Your job, as a responsible citizen, is to tune out the noise.

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Citizens Alliance of North Dakota is flooding voters with attack ads supporting populist candidates, but when some of those candidates want nothing to do with them, are they helping or hurting?

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Ahead of North Dakota's divisive and hotly contested primary, populist activists, using a non-credible "expert," are already laying the groundwork to claim election fraud.

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[Plain Talk @PlainTalkND]

On this Plain Talk, a discussion with Sen. Michelle Axtman about her primary race and technology in schools. Also, co-host Chad Oban and I make our predictions for the primary election.

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Sarah Kyte is a candidate for judge in the Northeast Central District. A Supreme Court referee in Minnesota has recommended that her law license be suspended indefinitely.

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[Rob Port @robport]

North Dakota’s oil production is declining. It’s already down 400,000 barrels per day. @SenJohnHoeven says we can push it back up with enhanced oil recovery. Capture carbon, put it down wells, and push out more oil.

#northdakota #politics

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One thing about @SenJohnHoeven is that it’s really hard to get him off the issues. You can ask him about the political circus, and the outrage of the day, and he doesn’t like talking about it. He’ll subtly still the conversation back to policy.

#northdakota #politics

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Watch the full episode: https://t.co/mpiXUiSVb7

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@SenJohnHoeven has spent years promoting enhanced oil recovery, but that’s going to take carbon. Right now, the political environment is tilted against carbon pipelines. How do we change that? “We have to win hearts and minds,” the Senator said.

#northdakota #carbon #politics

[Rob Port @robport]

Next week, North Dakota voters will decide whether they want traditional Republicans or populists. South Dakota's primary may have given us clue as to how they'll choose.

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[Plain Talk @PlainTalkND]

On this Plain Talk, Sen. John Hoeven joins us to talk about Iran, enhanced oil recovery, carbon pipelines, governors supporting legislative candidates, and how he defines success. Also, co-host Chad Oban and I talk about the upcoming June primaries.

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[Rob Port @robport]

Which type of elected leader do you want? The sort that's organized around public service? Or the sort that will disgrace our state? That's the choice before you this week.

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[Rob Port @robport]

Citizens Alliance of North Dakota, a group that has derided Gov. Kelly Armstrong as "corrupt," is now claiming a candidate they're supporting is aligned with him.

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[Rob Port @robport]

The North Dakota Republican Party, currently under the control of a populist faction at war with Gov. Kelly Armstrong and other traditional Republicans, has some deep competency issues.

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[Rob Port @robport]

Very exciting stuff! Look at the replies to the post below for details on how to find the show on TV.

[Plain Talk @PlainTalkND]

📺 BIG NEWS! @PlainTalkND is now on TV.

Join @RobPort and @ChadOban weekdays at 5:30 PM on WDAY Xtra for North Dakota's most talked-about political conversations.

🎙️ New episodes Monday–Friday.
📺 Available statewide on @WDAYnews Xtra.

[Rob Port @robport]

Democrats were hoping Hammer would build on the momentum from his 2024 campaign, but so far in 2026, in terms of fundraising, he's falling far behind.

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[Rob Port @robport]

The critics of Gov. Kelly Armstrong's campaign activities have no claim to the moral high ground.

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[Rob Port @robport]

If you're wondering if things are as ugly behind the curtains of Republican politics in North Dakota as they are in public, they are, in fact, uglier.

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