Following the rigged 2020 election, Americans rallied in Washington DC to oppose the Congressional certification of results. Despite the RINO narrative that Congress’ hands were tied, the reality is that they could have rejected the certification of questionable states where election law was manipulated or straight-out violated. This is not a fringe position, this is the position of anyone who wants clean elections.

Patriots gathered in DC to peacefully assemble and demand clean elections. While agent provocateurs like Ray Epps incited chaos, the vast majority of attendees were peaceful and nonviolent. The leftist, fake news media like the Star Tribune, who provided cover for BLM rioters, demonizes regular Americans who did nothing but attend the January 6th rally. This is the case with Kendall Qualls’ Lt. Governor nominee, Brian Nicholson.

The Star Tribune posted a picture and video of Nicholson at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th in a desperate attempt to attack him. Nicholson told the Star Tribune that he left the area once violence occurred. Nicholson further stated that he does not support violence against law enforcement. See photo posted by the Star Tribune with Nicholson highlighted below:

While some RINOs would back down, Nicholson refuses to apologize! Nicholson said “There were a lot of questions about the results of the 2020 election and I wanted to hear from, and show my support for, the greatest President of my lifetime.”

The Star and Sickle does not allege that Nicholson entered the Capitol or got violent, they want to make him guilty by association! 

As seen in recent A4L reporting, Mike Lindell received a big legal win with Dominion after they caved and settled with him. The evidence of voter fraud continues to bubble to the surface and with more investigation, more election fraud will likely be found.

Upon retaking the White House, President Trump pardoned the J6 political prisoners who had the judicial system weaponized against them by leftist prosecutors. 

The leftist media thinks they are hurting the Qualls/Nicholson ticket when they may have just boosted them! Grassroots conservatives believe that the 2020 election was stolen and supported President Trump’s J6 pardons! Nicholson now has some MAGA credibility that may appeal to the grassroots.

Nicholson has also been the subject of attacks from RINO Dave Osmek, who recently threw a temper tantrum and quit the MNGOP because Liar Lisa Demuth lost the MNGOP endorsement. Being a political newcomer, Nicholson is seeing first-hand just how dirty the Establishment really is.

Kendall Qualls and Brian Nicholson were endorsed at the MNGOP convention on the 10th round of balloting after consolidating grassroots support vote by vote. Since the convention, Qualls has been on the offense, labeling Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Demuth as the "political status quo".

Action 4 Liberty President Erik Mortensen was one of eight Republicans who refused to condemn the J6 Rally (HR1) during a 1/25/21 House floor vote. Lisa Demuth and other RINOs voted for it while some Republicans were scared to take a position. See vote below:

The leftist media will smear anyone who opposes their radical agenda. Action 4 Liberty will continue to provide Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

In deep red districts, Democrats know there is only one way they can get elected: Pose as Republicans. They know they would be rejected by their constituents if they expressed their real views so they masquerade as something they are not. This may be the case in Senate District 10 as Minnesota’s most conservative Senator, Nathan Wesenberg, faces a primary opponent that deer farmer Steve Porter says is a secret Democrat.

This may not be a surprise to all. As seen in previous A4L reporting, RINO Ron Kresha has publicly called on leftist Democrats to vote in the GOP primary to oppose Wesenberg and Mark Striemer. Striemer is a conservative businessman who is the endorsed candidate for the seat Kresha currently holds. Since Kresha knows that grassroots conservatives no longer respect him, he has to appeal to leftists to undermine conservatives in the Republican Party. Also seen in the A4L reporting is that Wesenberg's opponent is a supporter of the most liberal RINO in the Governor's race, Liar Lisa Demuth.

Wesenberg won the GOP endorsement unopposed at the SD10 convention but faces a primary challenger who sneakily filed for the race at the last moment on the final day of the candidate filing period. Wesenberg has expressed that he hoped to help swing district Republicans get elected but must now direct time, energy, and resources into an unnecessary primary.

Wesenberg’s opponent, insurance agent Deb Holthaus, is the Secretary of the Minnesota Deer Farmers Association but Minnesota’s most well known deer farmer, Steve Porter, says Deb was a friend but he knows she is a Democrat. Having previously served on the deer farmer board alongside Deb, Steve Porter has credibility and would have insights that others do not. In recent videos, Porter has said that exposing the truth will lose him friends but he is refusing to stay silent. 

Steve Porter argues that Deb Holthaus is not aligned with Republicans on at least two critical issues: Gun control and abortion. As two of the most critical issues for conservative voters, Holthaus’ positions may prove to be far too liberal for one of the reddest districts in the state. Porter argues that Holthaus is NOT pro-life and supports gun control.

Aside from personal conversation with Holthaus, Porter points directly to Holthaus’ campaign website to evidence her liberal views. On the 2nd Amendment, Holthaus does not say she will oppose all new gun control. Instead, Holthaus says that gun rights can be respected “while continuing to promote responsible ownership and community safety”. Many conservatives see this as code-talk for gun control and her lack of clarity indicates that she does not want voters to know her true views.

On the issue of abortion, Porter says he knows Holthaus is pro-choice. In one of his videos, Porter exposed that Holthaus changed her campaign website once learning that Porter was going to discuss this issue. Even after the wordsmithing, Holthaus’ position on her website makes no mention of defunding abortion/Planned Parenthood or even ending late term abortion/any abortion at all. 

On the other hand, Nathan Wesenberg has been a champion for the issues of Life and the 2nd Amendment. Wesenberg has introduced bills and amendments that fight for Life at Conception and defund abortion/Planned Parenthood. Wesenberg has also opposed all pieces of gun control voted on in the Senate. As a rock-solid conservative on these critical issues, many voters believe Holthaus will move the district to the left if she were to become the new Senator.

Steve Porter also makes the point that Wesenberg has been the best legislator in the state when fighting for the interests of deer farms. Wesenberg’s unwavering support on this issue makes it even stranger for Deb Holthaus to unexpectedly challenge him.

While a small number of RINOs are publicly backing Holthaus, the grassroots appears to be rallying behind Wesenberg since he has fought for their values and has kept the public informed every step of the way. This pivotal race will show if conservative voters in a deep red district can be deceived into voting for a candidate that many see as a secret Democrat.

Another reason conservatives may reject Deb Holtaus is based on the creepy, stalker-like actions that she or her supporters have taken. As seen below, Wesenberg discovered a Holthaus literature piece with a note telling his wife that "The Establishment is watching you." SD10 voters will have to decide if this is the kind of behavior they want out of campaigns. See below:

My wife and I went out for supper and came out to this on our window. My opponent is acting like a real winner. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/jMYqR5uNS8

— Nathan Wesenberg for Senate (@Nate4Senate) June 13, 2026

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When you buy property and pay off all of your debts of the purchase, you still do not truly own it. The failure to pay property taxes ultimately results in the loss of a given property, indicating that the government believes they are the true owners of your purchased land. This has become standard operating procedure in our country but conservative Patriots are beginning to fight this anti-freedom tax.

The Idaho GOP recently held their state convention and conducted various items of party business, notably making changes to their party platform. The change that has drawn the most attention is a long-held conservative viewpoint: Property taxes should be eliminated. See portion of platform below:

By putting homeowners first, the Idaho GOP is leading the front for fair taxation. It is now incumbent upon grassroots conservatives in Idaho to demand their Republican elected officials implement this agenda. As seen in the platform plank, the Idaho GOP proposes to replace property taxes with revenue sources that disallows governmental liens on homes. 

Property rights are fundamental regardless of the state you live in and property taxes are simply a tool to deincentivize land ownership. Idaho’s state government is smaller and far less bloated than Minnesota’s so the policy impact of property tax elimination would be even larger. MN citizens are overtaxed and are fleeing the state but would likely consider staying if there were no property taxes. As A4L has previously reported, property taxes went up statewide and crooked politicians always want more of your hard-earned money.

The MNGOP must follow the lead of the Idaho GOP and make big demands out of elected officials. Half-hearted measures are doomed for failure, sometimes issues are all or nothing. 

Of course, the MNGOP could choose to adopt tax policies like the elimination of income taxes, sales taxes, and/or senior and family tax credits, SOMETHING has to be done! Grassroots conservatives are likely flexible on which taxes get cut or get eliminated, as long as their taxes are actually going down! 

A4L will continue to be the leading grassroots conservative group in MN because we are unwilling to bend to the political winds. We will always remain principled and fight to protect liberty for the next generation. One of the best ways to fight for that mission is to fight to keep more of OUR OWN money!

Like most politicians, Lisa Demuth appears to be a compulsive liar. She cannot defend her actual liberal legislative record so she has to deceive voters. One of the major areas that Demuth lies about is protecting gun rights when she actually has voted for three separate gun control bills.

As Speaker, Demuth brought two different gun control bills to the floor and voted to pass both of them! This fact runs counter to the false narrative that she defended the 2nd Amendment as Speaker.

In April of this year, Demuth led RINOs to pass HF3762 which is a piece of legislation that allows expunged (sealed) records to be used against someone purchasing, receiving, or carrying a firearm. A couple of days later, Demuth led RINOs to pass HF4075, a red flag type bill, which adds additional judicial implementation to strip gun runs away from individuals charged with various crimes. While nobody wants violent thugs or abusers to have firearms, these laws will eventually be used by radical leftist prosecutors and judges to strip away the 2nd Amendment Right of a falsely accused individual.

Action 4 Liberty previously exposed both of these bills. HF3762 had only 3 House Republicans oppose it. Following A4L pressure, the second gun control bill, HF4075, had 21 House Republicans oppose it. The failed leadership of Lisa Demuth led Republicans into backstabbing the conservative base.

These two votes are not the only example of Demuth supporting gun control as leader of the House GOP. Before Demuth became Speaker in 2025, Demuth was elected the House Minority Leader by the House GOP Caucus, replacing RINO Kurt Daudt. As leader, she supported a gun control bill (HF548) in 2024 that increased penalties for transferring firearms to ineligible individuals. As stated with the other bills, this legislation would have been manipulated to infringe on law-abiding citizens' gun rights by radical leftist prosecutors and judges.

With three examples of voting for gun control, conservatives understand that Demuth is a liar. She did not protect gun rights, she trampled on them.

The one example that RINOs point to as justification for their false narrative is that she refused to schedule a radical gun control bill for a House floor vote. Unfortunately for the RINOs with this message, Demuth doesn’t even say that! As seen in the clip below, Demuth tells Democrat Jamie Long that she was not holding up the bills from being scheduled. When prodded further for questions, Demuth froze and had no answer, waiting on Harry Niska to bail her out. Is she lying now or was she lying then? See below:

Politicians will always tell you what you want to hear. A4L just shoots you straight. Lisa Demuth is NOT a defender of the 2nd Amendment, she is an opponent of it.

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Democrat Amy Klobuchar and RINO Lisa Demuth are two wings of the same Uniparty bird. They do not represent change, they are a continuation of Minnesota’s failed political Establishment. It is not only grassroots conservatives who are calling this out, MNGOP-endorsed Governor candidate Kendall Qualls is also exposing the truth about Klobuchar and Demuth.

In a recent email, Qualls slammed Klobuchar and Demuth as the “political status quo” who have “spent years building their political machine”. Qualls understands that grassroots conservatives are fed up with career politicians who talk big and underdeliver when the chips are down. See portion of email below:

As seen above, Qualls also references a recent Star Tribune/KARE 11/Hubbard School of Journalism poll that shows that his campaign message is yet to be heard by about half of Minnesotans. According to the poll, 51% do not recognize Qualls’ name and 44% do not recognize Demuth’s name. 

Unlike Qualls, Demuth is the MN Speaker of the House and has received major political coverage for years. Her low polling numbers are reflective of her failed, liberal record in office. The poll also indicates that Demuth has twice as many Minnesotans who disapprove of her compared to Qualls! See polling below:

Another way that Demuth and Klobuchar are similar is their backroom deals with Tampon Tim Walz! After Walz dropped out of the Governor race due to national exposure of his fraud regime, he had a backroom meeting with Klobuchar to try to unilaterally install her as his successor. On the other hand, Lisa Demuth is Walz’ fishing buddy and has made backroom deals with him to pass the 2nd LARGEST budget in MN history (which continued the funding of widespread Somali fraud) and to give MN massive debt that totaled $1.24 Billion.

As a reminder, Qualls won the MNGOP endorsement at the state convention after 10 long rounds of voting and surpassed the 60% endorsement threshold despite RINO legislators running around the convention hall begging grassroots delegates to support liberal Lisa Demuth. Demuth lied to delegates in the lead up to the convention as she stated multiple times that she would abide by the endorsement. By signing the MNGOP endorsement pledge, Demuth was entitled to certain benefits like access to the complete delegate list and participation in abiding candidate forums. A4L always knew Demuth was a sell-out whose word cannot be trusted. In fact, the first time Demuth was asked if she would abide by the MNGOP Governor endorsement she said she would “attempt to abide”! She seemingly had no intention of respecting the will of grassroots delegates!

Qualls was able to win the MNGOP endorsement because he appealed to grassroots conservatives, notably by signing Action 4 Liberty’s Never Again Pledge. By committing to sign the legislation that would prevent any future Governor from locking our state down again like Tyrant Tim Walz did during Covid, Kendall Qualls distinguished himself from the RINOs who refuse to protect our God-given liberties.

If Minnesota ends up with Klobuchar or Demuth in the Governor’s office, little to nothing will change. The political status quo wants to maintain big government, waste your tax dollars, trample on our liberties, pass unconstitutional omnibus bills, and expand their own power. GOP primary voters will have the opportunity to decide if they want to support the Establishment that has failed them in Lisa Demuth or if they will chart a new course.

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The legal battle between My Pillow CEO and Republican Governor candidate Mike Lindell and voting machine maker Dominion has come to a close. While cowards like Fox News caved when challenged by Dominion, Lindell stood his ground in the fight for election integrity. Ultimately, many see Lindell as the victor following a four page legal settlement agreed to by both parties.

Lindell was well known before leading the Stop The Steal effort but his actions following the 2020 election made him a major target of the left. While not all of the fruit came to bear out of Lindell’s Election Symposium, he kickstarted the widespread distrust that conservatives have with electronic voting machines.

The bold, loud, and stubborn fight that Mike Lindell brought led Dominion to file a $1.3 Billion defamation lawsuit in February 2021. In turn, Lindell then countersued Dominion and included another voting machine company, Smartmatic. 

While Dominion and Smartmatic attempted to bankrupt Lindell, he pursued forward and continued using the legal system to make his case. What happened in October 2025 appears to have flipped the litigation on its head with former Republican director for the St. Louis City Board of Elections, Scott Leiendecker, buying the company.

Leiendecker bought Dominion from Canadian co-founder John Poulos and rebranded it as “Liberty Vote”. After acquiring the company, Leiendecker said “Liberty Vote is committed to delivering election technology that prioritizes paper-based transparency, security, and simplicity so that voters can be assured that every ballot is filled-in accurately and fairly counted.”

Perhaps new ownership has led to Dominion choosing to settle with Lindell as they are no longer pursuing any money from Lindell or My Pillow. Both Dominion and Lindell have agreed to bear the costs of their own legal expenses and agreed “to the dismissal of all claims and causes of action asserted… with prejudice”. This means that the same allegations cannot be filed again by either party against each other.

The fact that Dominion has thrown in the towel after receiving all kinds of favorable judgements from leftist Judges indicates that they feared a full-blown trial with Lindell. The evidence surrounding election fraud continues to pile up with more information being found in Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, and other states that somehow were won by Joe Biden. 

Lindell’s legal win is vindication for the election integrity movement. He never backed down and has a major accomplishment to celebrate. Lindell posted a video discussing this which can be seen here.

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Tim Walz and the fraud regime he has enabled has woken Minnesota voters up. Walz is not the guy he pretends to be, he is a scam-artist who embarrassed MN on the national stage. While Walz was previously able to fool enough voters to cling to power, he is at the end of his rope. Walz now has his lowest approval rating ever in Minnesota with only 39% of voters supporting him and 53% opposed to him!

The blue no matter who, pro-fraud Democrats are the only people who support Tampon Tim. Independents and other moderates now see through Walz. He was forced to drop out of the Governor race, seeking an unprecedented and tyrannical third term, following national exposure of MN’s Somali fraud issue.

When people learn more about Tim Walz, they like him less. When he was installed as Kamala Harris’ VP choice for the UnDemocratic Party, leftists assumed Walz would help the ticket. In reality, Democrats LOST votes and DROPPED in vote percentages while Republicans GAINED votes and GAINED in vote percentages. In Walz’ own “home state”, he underperformed Sleepy Joe Biden’s 2020 support level and increased Trump's support level.

The Star Tribune, KARE 11, and the Hubbard School of Journalism conducted a poll showing that Walz’ approval rating is just 39% while his disapproval rating is 53%! See graphic below:

The polling also showed that 74% of Independents polled believe Republicans or neither party is trustworthy to reduce fraud. See graphic below:

While Walz initially argued that exposing fraud was racist, the evidence was so insurmountable that he had to fold and acknowledge MN’s fraud problem. By lying to voters, he lost credibility. Now, 75% of Independents are concerned with MN fraud and even 67% of Democrats are too! See graphic below:

Tampon Tim now wants to unilaterally install Amy Klobuchar as Governor so she can continue the fraud regime that he, Keith Ellison, and the Uniparty Legislature enabled. With Walz’ approval rating being so low, he has put the Democrats at risk of losing Minnesota’s top political office.

Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. 

Minnesota’s Governor race is the main focus of many Minnesota voters as Minnesota is guaranteed to have new leadership. Tampon Tim had to withdraw from the race in shame after his fraud regime was exposed nationally. Now, Walz is trying to unilaterally install Klobuchar as his successor but seems to have forgotten that voters are the ultimate deciders of power. Who Klobuchar will face in the general election is to be determined but new polling suggests My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell is in the lead in the GOP primary!

Mike Lindell has big name recognition due to his leadership in election integrity battles and unmistakable presence. Lindell’s signature style, branding, policies, mustache, and presence has made him an undeniable figure in the conservative movement. Due to Lindell’s celebrity status, his support should not be underestimated.

According to new polling released by KSTP, Lindell leads the GOP Governor primary field. As seen below, Lindell leads with 27% with RINO Lisa Demuth and MNGOP-endorsed Kendall Qualls trailing him. See below:

KSTP further broke down the numbers and showed that Lindell is leading amongst GOP voters from ages 18 to 49. In fact, in the 18 to 34 year old age category, Demuth is at an abysmal 5% support! Younger voters appear to be dissatisfied with the corrupt Establishment and sees Demuth as a continuation of that corruption. Young conservatives do not want incrementalism, they are looking for candidates to disrupt the status quo and restore limited government. See breakdown below:

KSTP also did polling on the U.S. Senate race and the Attorney General races in Minnesota. In the GOP Senate polling, pro-abortion and anti-MAGA Michele Tafoya is leading. Since MNGOP-endorsed Adam Schwarze is still gaining statewide name recognition, the polling places him in third place. Schwarze is likely to gain major support as more Minnesotans learn he was endorsed by the party. Like Mike Lindell, 2024 nominee Royce White performs best with young voters. This race is likely to continue shifting as voters learn more about each candidate. See polling and breakdown below:

KSTP also shows Democrat polling that puts fake moderate Angie Craig in the lead. Radical leftist Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan won the Democrat Party endorsement by acclamation after Craig bailed on the convention, knowing she was going to lose badly. Despite Craig’s flailing campaign, KSTP polling somehow puts her in the lead. See polling and breakdown below:

The AG race is the polling that likely gives Republicans the most optimism since radical Socialist Keith Ellison is below 50% in support. If GOP nominee Ron Schutz runs an effective campaign, he could close the gap and ultimately defeat Ellison. In 2022, Ellison won by less than 1% and his unpopularity continues to grow as Minnesota’s fraud regime is exposed. See polling and breakdown below:

Action 4 Liberty will continue to keep Patriots informed with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

Minnesotans know that lobbyists and special interests have too much power and use money to control politicians. Buying off politicians sounds like it should be illegal but this system of bribery remains in Minnesota. Unlike donations from grassroots citizens, donations from lobbyists come with strings attached. While almost every Governor candidate this cycle has chosen to reject lobbyist money, Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Demuth have special interests funding their campaigns.

The GOP and Democrats each have seven candidates running in their primaries for Governor. While 12 of the 14 candidates have stayed away from lobbyist dollars, Demuth and Klobuchar are prioritizing special interests over the interests of MN citizens. The pay-to-play political culture has undermined the fight for limited government and maintained a corrupt status quo. The lobbyist and special interests can be seen in both Lisa Demuth’s CFB report and Amy Klobuchar’s report.

Despite all of Demuth’s worthless talk, her actions prove that she is not a change agent. Demuth is a big government politician who cuts liberal deals with Democrats on spending and policy. As many conservatives know, Lisa Demuth voted for EVERY SINGLE bill signed into law by Tim Walz in 2025 and 2026! Every spending bill, every policy bill, and every unconstitutional omnibus bill was supported by Demuth and Walz yet we are told she will be different if she is given even more power.

Interestingly, the lobbyists and special interests donating directly to Demuth’s campaign isn’t the only outside interest controlling her! Demuth’s biggest supporter in this race is out-of-state billionaire Richard Uihlein through a political committee called Restore Sanity. This group is primarily funded by Uihlein through his federal political committee, Restoration of America. Uihlein’s group spent nearly $1.1M trying to win Demuth the endorsement just for her to lose badly. See below:

Since Uihlein is not a Minnesota citizen, it is no wonder that he is out of touch with MN grassroots conservatives! His group even tried to make Demuth out to be some superhero! As if Demuth’s ego wasn’t already big enough! Conservatives do not worship politicians or think that they are the answer to all of our problems, the often are the problem themselves! See the graphic sent out for Demuth’s state convention party below:

Wow! Restore Sanity, a Political Committee funded primarily by an out of state billionaire, spent a whopping $1.1 Million trying to get Lisa Demuth the MNGOP Endorsement...but they failed. pic.twitter.com/3hwJmvQZzo

— Jake Duesenberg - Truth Hurts Show (@jduesenberg) June 16, 2026

Grassroots Republicans across the state have branded Demuth as “Liar Lisa” after she promised to abide by the party endorsement but broke that pledge as soon as she was defeated at the convention. Minnesotans know that Lisa Demuth will lie right to their face.

As stated before, every Governor candidate besides Demuth and Klobuchar has not taken any lobbyist money. Despite this, Lindell out-fundraised Demuth for the second quarter in a row. Lindell raised nearly $649K in Q2 and has an army of grassroots supporters nationwide donating to his candidacy. MNGOP-endorsed Kendall Qualls has also remained competitive in fundraising by raising over $211K in the second quarter.

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One of the basic duties of a political party is to recruit candidates to run up and down the ticket so that no person goes unchallenged. Nobody is entitled to political power and should have to earn it through competition. When a party fails to provide an alternative for voters, single party rule takes over. In 19 state legislative races in MN, the GOP failed to recruit a candidate.

In the 2026 election, GOP candidate recruitment has reached a new low. In fact, GOP recruitment for Minnesota legislative races is at its lowest in over 50 years. It was not since 1974 that Republican recruitment was this low in Minnesota. This indicates a failure by the House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) which is chaired by Harry Niska.

Niska was unilaterally installed as HRCC Chair by liberal Lisa Demuth. The House GOP Caucus never voted for Niska to take over as HRCC Chair and the Representatives can only join the leadership of the HRCC by participating in their pay-to-play scheme! They demand that Representatives fork over $25,000 if they want to have power in the political party unit for which they belong. Members are unable to get information about the structure of the HRCC but RINO Jim Nash has become the treasurer according to the Campaign Finance Board website. A4L has also been told by sources at the Capitol that RINO Josh Heintzeman also sits on the HRCC steering committee and supported all the money they sent to unendorsed incumbents last election cycle.

By having the wrong priorities, the HRCC (and the Senate Victory Fund) has given Democrats a big advantage in the general election! In 19 legislative races, Democrats do not have to worry about opposition at all and can direct their energy on statewide and swing district races. On the flip side, there is not a single Republican running unopposed! 

While many legislative districts are reliably red or reliably blue, upsets are rare but possible and a party looks weak when they fail to produce a candidate. Not having a full bench of candidates can depress turnout, which hurts candidates up and down the ballot. Even when a district is an absolute lock, there are going to be a decent chunk of people that will vote for an alternative.

In the following 21 races, there is no Republican opposition to incumbent or soon to be incumbent Democrats. These races include SD43, SD59, SD61, and SD62 in the Senate and 18B, 42B, 43B, 44B, 47A, 47B, 50B, 59A, 60B, 61A, 61B, 62A, 64A, 64B, 65A, 65B, and 67B. 

While there is no Republican candidate in the 44B and 47B races, there are two independents running against incumbent Democrats. Strategically, the campaigns may receive more votes by running as Independents and they are the only two races where it would have been unwise of Republicans to recruit a candidate. Both candidates had to collect 500 valid signatures in just a two week window.

Navy veteran TJ Hawthorne is running against radical Democrat Leon Lillie after having previously run as a Libertarian against Lillie in 2024. In that race, Lillie received about 56% of the vote. In 47B, Woodbury City Councilwoman Kim Wilson is running against radical, unpopular Democrat Ethan Cha. When first elected in 2022, Cha won with just 53% of the vote and was recently DEMOLISHED in a Democrat primary to replace lunatic burglarizing Senator Nicole Mitchell, where Cha couldn't even win 18% support from his own party. By running as an Independent with government experience, Wilson may be a formidable opponent to Cha.

Individuals in the districts that are unopposed can change this by running as a write in candidate. A write in candidate has until October 15th at 5PM to submit a document to the SOS office to be determined as an eligible candidate and to have the votes cast for them be counted. 

Voters deserve options and A4L will always advocate against single-party rule. If Niska and other HRCC officials would’ve made sure there was no Democrat unchallenged, the Democrats would be forced to divide their time, energy, and resources like the Republicans have to. A4L will continue to provide Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.