I'd like to hear more about North Dakota. Is it basically a copy of South Dakota, or more of a swing state? Think Dorgan could be toast?
It's something of a SoDak twin (voted almost 2:1 for Bush, GOP controls state legislature about 2:1), but the D's have managed to get hold of the entire federal delegation (Sen's Dorgan, Conrad, Rep Pomeroy) and have had success with the 'team' concept. NoDak has a GOP governor, John Hoeven, who's up for reelection in 2004.
The big issues in NoDak are farming and the stagnant non-farming economy, which results in the young folks moving away for jobs. Former Gov. Ed Schafer is unofficially running against Byron Dorgan in 2004.