MNGOP Caving to the Left is a Losing Strategy

As MN Democrats continue their leftward march toward Socialism and Authoritarianism, the MNGOP should know better than to follow the same trend. Unfortunately, some Republicans have fallen for the false assumption that they will find success by caving to the Left on critical issues.
GOP politicians seem to forget that by selling out conservative values, you lose far more Republican votes than the Democrat votes you pick up. In fact, the number of leftist votes for a Republican are so minuscule that chasing after those voters does you more harm than good. Anti-gun, pro-abortion leftists are NEVER going to vote for a Republican regardless of how much they backstab the GOP base or cave to liberal positions.
Conservative voters are not looking for a Democrat-lite party, they are looking for a party that will actually fight for their values.
MNGOP Chair Alex Plechash recently said in a Star Tribune article that “If we are hardcore on certain key issues all the way to the right, we’re probably not going to win”. Of course, a GOP candidate must appeal to independent voters and others who do not align on several issues, but you can’t win if you abandon your base in the process! Shouldn't Plechash be arguing candidates support the party platform, not undermine it?
Plechash has even begun inserting his own preferences and opinions into certain races, an action prohibited by Article IV, Section 8 of the MNGOP Bylaws. Plechash issued a worthless endorsement of RINO Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (CD7) and was quoted by the Star Tribune in February that he predicted Royce White would not win the party endorsement again for the U.S. Senate race.
The Democrats are mutilating children. The Democrats want boys/men in girls/women sports and locker rooms. The Democrats protected pedophiles in the MN Human Rights Act. The Democrats support late-term and post-birth abortions. The Democrats want to destroy the 2nd Amendment. The Democrats passed a Green New Deal carbon mandate plan that will cause energy blackouts.
The Democrats have the radical platform and ideology yet Republicans are the ones talking about caving!
2022 GOP Governor nominee, RINO Scott Jensen, is flip-flopping on all kinds of issues and is losing his base of support the further left he goes. In a March 2022 MPR interview that he “would try to ban abortion” as Governor, said “There is no reason for us to be having abortions going on”, and said he didn’t support abortions in cases of rape or incest. In July 2022, Jensen changed his position and said he supports abortion for cases of rape or incest. In September 2022, Jensen started saying that the Governor can’t do anything about abortion due to Doe v. Gomez. Jensen then wrote an op-ed to the Star Tribune in June 2023 arguing the same position but wanted a ballot initiative to decide the issue. More details and quotes of Jensen flip-flopping can be seen here. If Jensen reverses course again, do not buy it! This is the same guy that funded abortion while in the state Senate and even interned for Planned Parenthood in 1982.
It is a bold-faced lie to pretend that the Governor cannot do anything on abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can defund Planned Parenthood because courts can obviously not compel legislators to vote a certain way. MN has some of the most radical abortion laws in the country and Republicans have a winning message if they fight back. Instead, accepting the left's terms of debate and selling out conservative values will guarantee defeat.
The MNGOP has been shifting to the left for decades and yet they haven’t won. Doubling down on this failed strategy will lead to the same results. Conservative voters will not turn out for a party that stands for nothing. Instead, the MNGOP should be charting a liberty agenda that shrinks government and puts tax dollars back in the pockets of taxpayers. The GOP losing has been the fault of failed party leaders and crooked politicians, not the grassroots conservatives who care enough to be involved in the party and become delegates!
The MNGOP is going into their 20th year of no statewide election victories and the lessons of losing indicates a new strategy must be employed. If the MNGOP wants the over 1.5M Trump voters in our state to turn out again in 2026, they must make sure that their conservative principles are represented. Becoming more and more like the Democrats is a worn-out, failing strategy that must be replaced if the GOP wants to win.
Anti-Trump & Anti-Charlie Kirk 27 Year Old w/ No Finance Background Announces State Auditor Campaign

Minnesota has become one of the most corrupt, fraud-ridden states in the country thanks to executive officer Democrats and the Uniparty Legislature that fails to hold them accountable. Taking on the corruption and fraud within Minnesota’s government is not a task for a rookie, it will take a financial professional who can comb through billions upon billions of tax dollars and connect the dots. Instead, 27 year old Elliot Engen, with no serious finance or business background, announced a run for State Auditor, the chief financial watchdog for the state.
Engen is a state Representative from district 36A which covers parts of Anoka and Ramsey Counties. He was elected in 2022 and is in his second term. Engen says he was first courted to run for office by an Iowa state Representative who planted a self-described seed in Engen while in a hot tub at a Turning Point Action event in 2019. While Engen has tried grifting and cozying back up to TPUSA since Charlie Kirk’s tragic murder, he went on the attack against Turning Point USA by disavowing it and calling it “extremism from the right” in 2023. If mainstream conservatism like TPUSA is considered extremism to Engen, he is no real conservative. Also in 2023, Engen said TPUSA was controlled by the “cult of Trump”. See below:

Engen has also been an avid anti-Trump Republican throughout his career. In the 2024 primary, Engen endorsed Meatball Ron over President Trump and never endorsed Trump in the primary even after DeSantis did. See several anti-Trump comments by Engen throughout the years:



While Republicans often want youthful fighters in office, they do not want inexperienced rookies. Much more so than other political offices, the State Auditor requires competency. This is not a position for on-the-job training. Someone with no professional financial life experience will not know where the bodies are buried. Lacking know-how can lead to further fraud and corruption. His only professional experience outside of politics is on invasive species with a wildlife conservation group.
Unlike Engen, another Republican candidate running does have finance and auditing experience which is Braham Mayor and Air Force veteran Nate George. Sources tell A4L George eliminated the city’s deficit and has been effective in office. In a Kanabec County Times article, George discusses his experience with local finances/budgeting, auditing, state government, running government agencies, compliance, and regulation. Nate George is also the Director of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Office of Gaming Regulation & Compliance, worked at the Capitol for almost six years, and has executive-level experience in the private sector and in the military. A4L hears that more candidates may still emerge on the GOP side.
This article does not represent an old guard keeping young conservatives out. I (the article’s author) am less than 5 months older than Engen! Though confident I’d have the skills necessary for many government roles, there is no way in Hell I would think I should be the State Auditor even with a few years in the legislature! This is not ageism, this is REALISM!
To make matters worse for Engen, his 2025 A4L legislative score is a pathetic 58.33%! This means he has voted for big government over 40% of the time on critical votes! Engen’s legislative history includes voting for the rules packages that seated Brad Tabke despite massive election integrity issues in HD54A, the $700M debt bill (HF18), opposing A4L’s Never Again Bill, and increasing Keith Ellison’s budget/funding a LGBTQIA2S+ council (SF3045). Someone who voted for the omnibus bills that caused the fraud and corruption in our state is NOT the person who will clean up the mess!
The State Auditor race was the closest statewide race in 2022 where Republican Ryan Wilson trailed Julie ‘White Claw’ Blaha by just 0.34% (8,435 votes). The Walz Administration has become synonymous with fraud and the Auditor race will be the role for Republicans to jump on.
Vodka chugging drunk driver "DWI Dan" Wolgamott has announced on the Democrat side along with Tonka Bay Mayor Adam Jennings and former Fergus Falls Mayor Ben Schierer. If the Democrats nominate Wolgamott, Engen will be their dream opponent.
If Republicans want to win the State Auditor race and begin to drain the St. Paul Swamp, it will only happen if a strong candidate with relevant experience is nominated. Hot Tub Elliott Engen is likely not prepared to run a winning campaign, nonetheless not prepared for the office of the State Auditor. Action 4 Liberty will always give Patriots hard-hitting news and will never shy away from the truth.
Crooked Hillary to Headline MN Event, Demands $500 for a Photo with Her

While most Minnesotans and Americans would be thrilled to never see Hillary Clinton again, a group called Eminent Speakers has invited Hillary for an “unscripted” conversation at the Target Center. This recently announced event will take place on Friday, January 23rd with general admission tickets just opening up for sale. It appears that at a minimum, individuals will be forced to fork over $75 to hear Hillary speak.
Despite the claim of an unscripted event, attendees can likely expect the same resentful, indignant, doom & gloom, and egotistical charade from Hillary. Ever since losing the 2016 Presidential election to Donald Trump, Clinton has been as bitter as any politician.
With all of the odds stacked in her favor, Hillary felt entitled to power and the American people rejected her for the unknown. America trusted a man who had never been in political office before to be the leader of our nation because they saw that Hillary’s experience and past leadership was destroying our country.
Tickets for the event are set to be for sale today (Friday, October 24th) with options including a VIP photo reception that is set to cost individuals $500! How desperate are the Clintons for cash? The audience understands that she does not actually care about them and is there to make a quick buck, right? Individuals can also purchase a “Premium Experience” by renting a suite that overlooks the arena.
The left celebrating Hillary and attending this upcoming event proves that Democrats have learned nothing from their mistakes. Instead of calling corrupt losers like Hillary and Kamala the “most qualified candidate for President in history”, the Democrats should look themselves in the mirror and see why America has rejected their power-hungry Presidential runs. If half of the things Dems say about Trump were true, they'd win in a landslide! Instead, they pretend Trump is a puppet for Russia (despite his continued support for Ukraine) and do not care when they are caught in their lies. Fortunately for Republicans, the Democrats have continued their Trump derangement syndrome and are becoming more and more unpopular.
Hillary Clinton is a total fraud and Democrats continuing to worship her will expose them for who they really are. Her appearance in Minnesota serves as a reminder that she will do just about anything for money or power. Minnesota already knows the message and conservatives are lucky to have someone as unlikeable as Hillary to be the one spreading that message.
RINO Rep. Ron Kresha Served $965K Lawsuit Over Alleged PPP Loan Fraud

While the lamestream media and Establishment politicians cover up for crooked politicians, A4L is never afraid to say the truth. With exception to Action 4 Liberty, there is silence among the political class when it comes to allegations of RINO state Rep. Ron Kresha (10A) committing PPP loan fraud by falsely labeling independent contractors as employees.
Kresha is a founding partner (co-owner) and chief financial officer (CFO) for Golden Shovel Agency LLC. As detailed in previous A4L reporting, the PPP loans Kresha’s company received totaled over $300K where he claimed to have 17 employees in April of 2020 and 20 employees in March of 2021. The related evidence and documents were given to a member of the House Fraud Committee, state Rep. Isaac Schultz (10B), but no action was ever taken by the committee. According to the Dept. of Treasury, businesses are prohibited from listing independent contractors as employees. See loans below:

In a November 2020 deposition regarding a lawsuit involving former associate Mary Whelan, Kresha stated that the company had no employees at all and instead had about 15 independent contractors. Whelan was suing Kresha in relation to lost wages and intellectual property theft. In the deposition, the questions (Q) is Whelan’s attorney and the answers (A) are Kresha’s responses. See below:


After exposing this alleged fraud, Morrison County locals told A4L that Kresha and his minions began blaming the bank for the loans. It remains unclear if the bank told Kresha he could falsely label independent contractors as employees or if these independent contractors were cheated out of money they would’ve otherwise gotten if they filed themselves.
A lawsuit was filed on July 10th of this year against Ron Kresha and anti-covid lockdown attorney and former Judge candidate Nathan Hansen is the listed attorney. According to PacerMonitor, Kresha’s company was served on Wednesday, October 22nd by the Morrison County Sheriff's Office. The lawsuit can be read in full here.
This case is a “qui tam” lawsuit which allows a complainant (the person suing) to receive a percentage of funds recovered by the government in cases of fraud. Kresha is accused of treble damages and civil penalties set forth in 31 U.S.C. Section 3729 (False Claims Act) in the amount of $965,676.
As previously mentioned, the Republican-controlled state House Fraud Committee has refused to take action or investigate this matter. The Chair of the committee, Governor candidate RINO Kristin Robbins, is centering her gubernatorial campaign around the out of control fraud in our state. Of course, Democrats are guilty of allowing all of the fraud and crony kickbacks but Republicans who vote for unconstitutional, corrupt omnibus bills are just as guilty.
All members of the Fraud Committee must take immediate steps toward investigating RINO Ron Kresha’s alleged PPP loan fraud. GOP committee members Kristin Robbins (37A), Patti Anderson (33A), Walter Hudson (30A), Marion Rarick (29B), and Isaac Schultz (10B) and Democrats Dave Pinto (64B), Steve Elkins (50B), and Emma Greenman (63B) have all sat on their hands to protect their Uniparty buddy. Voters in Minnesota demand consistency and honesty from our elected officials, Republicans should not protect corrupt RINOs like politics is a corrupt team sport and Democrats should not protect corrupt RINOs because they fear a real conservative being elected in the RINO’s place. Perhaps if they took action the memes from MNLeg Memes on X would end!
Kresha is already deeply unpopular with his constituents. He failed to win the party endorsement during the last two cycles and was condemned by Morrison County’s GOP for his ultra-liberal voting record. Individuals can hold RINO Ron accountable by signing this petition. The PPP loan fraud story does not appear to be going away anytime soon. Action 4 Liberty will continue exposing the truth and demand that elected officials start to do the same!
Woke MN Supreme Court Protects Men in Women’s Sports

The Minnesota Supreme Court is a Democrat-run embarrassment that is more likely than not to come to the wrong legal conclusion. The court is packed with Democrat selected Judges who seemingly have no regard for the Constitution, our God-given rights, judicial precedent, or even common sense.
The MN Supreme Court ruled today, Wednesday October 22nd, in favor of a transgender (biological male) competing in a powerlifting competition against female competitors. Transgender JayCee Cooper’s lawyers (Gender Justice) argued Cooper was “discriminated” against by USA Powerlifting and USA Powerlifting Minnesota when they refused to let him compete in women’s events. The court agreed that Cooper’s exclusion constituted sexual orientation discrimination under the MN Human Rights Act. The ruling was unanimous and Associate Justice Theodora GaÏtas took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
Two separate claims were filed by Cooper’s lawyers where one was ruled in their favor on a public accommodation claim and the other was sent back down to district court regarding USA Powerlifting’s “legitimate business purposes” for the so-called “discrimination”. USA Powerlifting argued that Cooper’s exclusion was simply because he is a transgender but it was because he went through puberty as a male. USA Powerlifting should have a hardline stance against biological males in female sports regardless of when the brainwashing and transition took place.
To add another layer of insanity, Cooper was taking drugs prohibited by USA Powerlifting! Cooper argued they were necessary for his gender dysphoria. So not only are men allowed to compete against women in sports but the men are also allowed to take prohibited, talent-enhancing drugs! See the "athlete" below:

Powerlifting is a sport that provides one of the most obvious differentials between men and women. In body type, body sizes, and lifting capacities, men have outperformed women for all of human history. The “patriarchy” did not make men stronger than women, God and nature did.
Our state’s Supreme Court has chosen to value a whacked out, mentally unstable man’s feelings over common sense. Feeding into the delusions of cross-dressing men is dangerous to female athletes and females as a whole. The disgusting practice of men in women’s locker rooms is dangerous and will inevitably lead to some poor girl or woman being exposed to a naked man or even worse, being assaulted by the transgender man.
Action 4 Liberty will never shy away from the truth, regardless of who we offend. The MN Supreme Court has shown their cards, they are in line with the far left gender maniacs instead of regular Minnesotans. Affirming delusions brings society backwards, not forward.
St. Paul Mayor & Council Push Unconstitutional Gun Control Ordinance

Minnesotan’s 2nd Amendment Right to bear arms is under assault throughout our state. The left has become obsessed with making criminals out of law-abiding gun owners while letting the real criminals run free. While a city has no right to ban gun ownership of certain firearms, Minnesota’s Capital city of Saint Paul is giving it a shot.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is up for reelection this year and is doing his best to shore up support from the far left. Despite proving his incompetency time and time again, the Mayoral race remains competitive between himself and self-described illegal immigrant Kaohly Vang Her.
Previous A4L reporting on the mayoral race was written before Carter got the endorsements of Tim Walz, Peggy Flanagan, Keith Ellison, and three state legislators. These endorsements and Carter’s push for radical gun control appear to be his desperate attempts to cling onto power as Vang Her grows her base of support. Three other St. Paul Mayor candidates are running including conservative business owner Mike Hilborn, liberal scientist Yan Chen, and bike lane obsessed leftist Adam Dullinger.
Melvin Carter participated in a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other local officials presenting plans to ban so-called “assault” weapons, binary triggers, high-capacity magazines, and “ghost” guns. The full proposal can be read here. However, this is all NONSENSE that cannot be enforced just like their bogus “safe storage” city ordinance.
MN Statute §471.633 blocks local governments from issuing gun control since that authority is vested only in the state legislature. This means that Melvin Carter’s unconstitutional gun control is NULL and VOID. Counties and cities cannot trump state law and St. Paul cannot restrict firearms. Even the city of St. Paul has admitted this fact!
As seen in previous A4L reporting, “ghost” gun laws is the left’s new way of turning a law-abiding gun owner into a criminal. In the case of then 20 year old Walker Anderson, he did not violate the law but leftist prosecutors STILL tried to send him to prison! Luckily, Anderson kept fighting the legal system and the charges were dropped. We do not need laws on the books that would’ve allowed his prosecution and many others to lead to a conviction.
The gun control agenda is set to be discussed at today’s (Wednesday, October 22nd) St. Paul city council meeting. As seen in public comment, each of the all-female 7 St. Paul City Councilmen support these policies.
Radical leftists are showing conservatives that Republicans cannot cave an inch on gun control. Our Rights and freedom comes from God and nature, not the government. Patriots must reject this ridiculous, unconstitutional, and unenforceable gun control. Action 4 Liberty will continue to hold the line and stand firm to protect our liberties.
Complaint Filed Against Minneapolis Schools for Discrimination in Black-Only Classes

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is one of the largest school districts in Minnesota with over 30,000 students. While test scores and subject competency continue to plummet in Minneapolis, the school district has chosen to further lean into their far-left, woke, and anti-white indoctrination agenda rather than solving the root causes of the failing education system.
While most believe segregation and discriminatory policies would only move society backwards, MPS created classes that ONLY black students can take! This is taking place in Edison, North, and Roosevelt High Schools. See the two classes below:

As seen above, a class is being made to prop up a specific race and exclude all other races from participating. If the information is so valuable, why wouldn’t it be made available to all students? What will be discussed that white people and other races aren’t supposed to know? Do black Americans want their children to be coddled and called a King or a Queen simply for their skin color? Will the kids who skip class still pass like we see in the current school system?
These classes are likely designed to install the ‘victim mentality’ into the minds of young black students. Anybody can succeed in the United States with hard work and determination, pretending that is not the case for black people does nothing but create angst and feed into a garbage narrative. Getting kids used to playing the ‘victim’ card makes them less prepared for society, not more.
One organization, Defending Education, has taken matters into their own hands by filing a civil rights complaint against MPS. Defending Education argues that the classes and racial exclusivity are incompatible with the “color-blind” mandate of Title VI and the Equal Protection Clause and thus violated the 14th Amendment. See portion of complaint below:


Public schools are meant to be institutions that promote education and prepare kids for the real world, not racial indoctrination camps that shows favor to one racial group. MPS is in clear violation of promoting segregation and discrimination in public schools and must correct course immediately. While others are afraid of controversy, Action 4 Liberty will never shy away from calling out the leftist, woke, anti-white agenda in our state that is pushed by radical Democrats and caving RINOs!
Scott Jensen Will Not Oppose Vaccine Mandates on Children

After losing by over 7.5% in 2022, Scott Jensen is again running for Governor where he continues to cave to the radical left on key issues for conservatives. Minnesotans have already witnessed plenty of flip-flopping from Jensen on abortion/Planned Parenthood funding (where he previously interned) and gun control but he has now given up on a health freedom battle despite centering his campaign on certain MAHA messaging points!
Jensen is under the illusion that giving up critical battles makes the GOP more electable but in reality, slighting the conservative base makes the base less likely to turn out and vote. If conservatives do not have their interests represented at the ballot box, they will not turn out to vote!
Jensen was quoted in a recent Star Tribune article where he said he would not try to make ANY changes to the state’s K-12 required immunizations list for students. See the current K-12 immunization requirements from the MN Dept. of Health below:

While the intended message of the Star Tribune article is that Jensen is embracing RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement, Jensen is off to a rough start by abdicating responsibility on vaccine mandates for children. While Jensen argues for exemptions, the vax mandate policy shouldn't exist at all! We must consider not just what the policy is but what it may become (like adding covid shot mandates). Of course, the vaccines listed above are generally seen as uncontroversial by most but these personal health choices should be decided by parents, not the government or a popular vote. Additionally, if the vaccines are effective then there should be no worry about vaccinated and unvaccinated children intermingling.
There is no medicine or vaccine that works for all people. A given treatment may have positive impacts for many but may also cause devastating impacts for others. All human bodies do not react the same way and vaccine mandates across the board leads to vaccine injuries and other unintended consequences.
Jensen has leaned into health freedom issues like opposing the fluoridation of water and supporting research into the links of vaccines and food products/additives to autism but is taking major steps backwards when arguing that he will not work to change the immunization mandates for children. Jensen has also been losing ground with the grassroots with his actions like scolding Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen for his conservative Pro-Life and anti-child mutilation positions. While Jensen thinks he is taking steps to be seen as “electable” by the general electorate, he is just dividing the Republican base!
In order for a Republican to win against Tim Walz, it requires around 1.3M to 1.5M individuals vote for the GOP nominee. President Trump won over 1.5M votes in MN in the 2024 Presidential election which is the highest number of votes ever received by a Republican in our state. If the over 1.5M MAGA voters do not have their interests represented, they will not turn out to vote and the GOP will lose again. Republicans will not win by appealing to Democrats, they can only win by exciting and unifying their base. Scott Jensen does not appear capable of leading that effort and GOP voters are catching on.
League of Women Voters Teams with Communists for Hate America Rally

A group that partners with the radical left, including the “Communist Party USA” to impose an anti-American ideology is no neutral or nonpartisan organization. Unfortunately, Americans have been led to believe that the League of Women Voters (LWV) is a group that simply wants informed voters by holding supposed fair and neutral debates/candidate forums.
Across the country, Trump-derangement syndrome patients will be participating in protests to prove how much they hate America and the President. Despite supporting the authoritarian, big government, anti-freedom agenda from the Left, these rallies are called “No Kings”, however, U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson has more appropriately referred to them as the “Hate America” rallies. Keep in mind, the leftists pushing the "No Kings" and "democracy" narrative are the ones who rigged the 2024 primary for Biden, gave the nomination to Kamala without her getting a single vote, and tried to get Trump taken off the ballot after they failed to throw him in prison. The left has no moral high ground or consistency in their arguments.
In New York City, the LWV will participate along with far-left groups and parties like the Communist Party USA, the Freedom Socialist Party, the Democratic Socialists of America, and other leftist maniacs. Also notice the SEIU union, whose national group endorsed Kamala, Ilhan Omar, and even MN state Rep. RINO Ron Kresha (10A). See flyer listing organizations below:

As mentioned earlier, the LWV hosts debates and forums for races across the country and pretends to have no bias in order to keep their 501c3 tax status. Organizations like the LWV that pretend to have no bias are inherently dishonest, they openly advocate for policies pushing woke feminism and anti-2nd Amendment gun control. Compare that to Action 4 Liberty where we are EXTREMELY up-front with our principles, values, and biases for limited government and expanding individual liberty.
The LWV has become an out-dated, discriminatory, and partisan organization that no longer serves the intended purpose of informing voters. Republicans have caught onto the LWV’s preference for Democrats and have rejected them as debate moderators across the country.
Voters across the country may question why a group created after women were given the Right to vote would still have any input over 100 years after the fact. With all American Citizens equal under the law, the LWV should perhaps be replaced with a “League of Voters”. Keep in mind, the modern-day left (including Tim Walz) cannot even define what a woman is!
Fraudulent organizations like the LWV showing their cards as a far-left, pro-Democrat Party group proves that candidates must finally cut ties and find a group that can truly be neutral and fair. Much like the realization of the fake news media, the jig is up and Americans have caught onto what is going on.
Scott Jensen Goes Woke; Attacks GOP Senator for Pro-Life and Anti-Child Mutilation Positions

With Tampon Tim Walz at his lowest approval ratings ever in Minnesota, 2026 will be a prime opportunity for Republicans to have a strong candidate. As explained in previous A4L reporting, President Trump received over 1.5M votes in MN and it will take about that many voters to defeat Walz in 2026. If the GOP does not have a candidate who can unite the MAGA base and get them to turn out and vote, we will have a repeat of 2022.
Scott Jensen is again running for Governor and seems to think that he will win by becoming EVEN more liberal! At a recent townhall style Q & A, Jensen battled with GOP Senator Glenn Gruenhagen by scolding him and suggesting the GOP lost elections because Gruenhagen pushes "social issues" like opposing late term abortion and child transgender mutilation. Jensen even tells Gruenhagen that he is "part of the problem"! See video below:
It appears Scott Jensen’s plan to win is attacking the Republican base.
— Erik Mortensen (@MortForUs) October 15, 2025
Or at least attacking the 7 people who attend Jensen campaign events… pic.twitter.com/Y6iL0en00F
Interestingly, Gruenhagen won his last election while Jensen lost to Walz by over 7.5 percentage points! Is Scott Jensen anybody to lecture Republicans about winning elections? Also, notice how Jensen doesn’t even want to give Gruenhagen the respect of listening to his questions! He will not be able to lead Republicans by dictating what types of questions we are allowed to ask! In the full clip, Jensen says Glenn is "part of the problem" by raising these issue and Gruenhagen says that Jensen "lost my [his] support" which Jensen seems totally unbothered by. Jensen will lose votes wherever he goes with this attitude!
The majority of Minnesotans do not want boys in girls sports. The majority of Minnesotans do not want children mutilated. The majority of Minnesota does not support late term/post birth abortion. These are NOT the issues Republicans like Scott Jensen should be running away from! These are 80/20 or 90/10 issues! One attendee of the event, Jonah Heuer, wrote an article on the event and his thoughts on Jensen.
Jensen has been losing major support and A4L is told that he is failing to meet internal fundraising deadlines. Since losing to Walz, Jensen has begun admitting how pro-abortion he is. Despite Jensen previously interning at Planned Parenthood and voting to fund abortion with tax dollars while in the Senate, Democrats will pretend he is as hardcore on the issue as any conservative. This means that his flip-flopping won’t do any good, it will only lose him conservative support. Jensen calling abortion up to the moment of birth a “Constitutional Right” in Minnesota shows just how out of touch he is with the base.
Despite using Trump's name as a shield, Scott Jensen has a long anti-MAGA track record. In 2020 Jensen introduced Libertarian Presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen at a MN campaign stop. While he did not outwardly endorse her lackluster campaign, his presence implied support and he did not endorse Trump. Even in the recent 2024 election with the worst ticket in U.S. history in the running (Kamala/Walz), Jensen NEVER publicly endorsed President Trump!
Even on the issue of Covid, where Jensen should be a leader with his history on the issue, he is refusing to sign A4L’s Never Again pledge. If he is unwilling to put pen to paper and promise constituents that he will eliminate the Governor’s unilateral Emergency Powers (used to lock down Minnesotans) then his word cannot be trusted.
When it comes to the 2nd Amendment and gun control, Jensen still can’t be trusted! He worked with Moms Demand Action while in office to push gun control and would 100% backstab conservatives if elected.
Jensen is running to the center and is losing the Right. Even his campaign logo reflects that since he has adopted a Ukraine-style color scheme in campaign material. Does this look like "America First" to anybody?!? See Jensen’s website below:

Scott Jensen is losing momentum and has lost the base. It will be very difficult for him to win the party’s endorsement after he trashed it and argued that it forces candidates to be too conservative. In 2023, conservative State Central delegates attempted to censure Scott Jensen as a punishment for lying to voters. See below:

While RINO politicians try to fool the grassroots into supporting them, A4L maintains the grassroots position year-round! A4L will never back down from our conservative principles or cave to the Establishment. Scott Jensen’s floundering campaign will continue losing support as he stakes out anti-liberty positions. As mentioned before, the ONLY way to win is to inspire the MAGA base to show up and vote. The MAGA base did not show up in 2022 for Jensen and 2026 will not be any different. Jensen has lost this race as it is just getting started by abandoning conservative principles.
