Many people had no idea why they were there, one attendee told me. 11:48 am, May 6, 2021 ×
State Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, set up a table and asked citizens to challenge his argument against North Dakota mask mandate. (Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service, via Twitter)
MINOT, N.D. The fight for control of the North Dakota Republican Party continues to play out in district party reorganizations across the state.
Activists aligned with the
Bastiat Caucus in the Legislature have been trying to take over district leadership positions and then use those positions to censure Republican lawmakers who voted against Bastiat-backed bills, and to expel Bastiat lawmaker