Berg also was simply a weak candidate who lucked out by catching a wave in 2010 with John Hoeven at the top of the ticket. Had he run for reelection to the House, he probably would’ve won easily. Ultimately, we should’ve run Kevin Cramer instead. I expect Rep. Cramer will be the nominee against Heitkamp in ‘18 (since Gov. Dalrymple will be 70 by then, too old to start a Senate career). Shocking to realize that that particular Senate seat hasn’t elected a Republican since the maverick Wild Bill Langer in 1958.
Kevin Cramer would be good, but we’d better line up someone for the House to replace him when he gets elected to the Senate.