On Thursday, four of our six candidates for governor visited Bemidji for a debate co-sponsored by the Beltrami County Republicans and the BSU College Republicans. Congratulations to Marty Seifert, who won the debate by finishing with 41% of the vote in our straw poll held at the conclusion of the debate. Polling behind Seifert were Dave Thompson (34%), Rob Farnsworth (14%) and Jeff Johnson (11%). Republican Gubernatorial candidates Scott Honour and Kurt Zellers were unable to attend. If you missed the debate, you can watch it live on Upstream TV (channel 18 in Bemidji) on Monday Feb 17, Wednesday Feb 19 and Friday Feb 21 at 7pm each evening. Click here to read coverage of the Debate from the front page of the Bemidji Pioneer. Coverage of the debate on Lakeland News:
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The Beltrami County Republicans, along with the Bemidji State University College Republicans, are excited to announce that a major Republican candidate debate will take place on Thursday, February 13 at 6:30pm, between the Republican gubernatorial hopefuls. The debate will run from 6:30pm to 8:15pm followed by a reception, during which you can meet and visit with our candidates for governor. The debate will be held at the Bangsberg Hall Main Stage on the BSU campus (click here for map). Debate format will include questions prepared by the debate committee, questions submitted by the audience, and questions prepared by the candidates themselves. We will hold a straw poll at the conclusion of the debate, allowing all in attendance to vote for the candidate they prefer. Our candidates for governor Rob Farnsworth, Jeff Johnson, Marty Seifert and Dave Thompson are all confirmed as participants. Scott Honour's participation is pending confirmation. The one other Republican candidate, Kurt Zellers, is unable to attend due to a family committment that day. The Debate is being co-sponsored by the Beltrami County Republicans and the Bemidji State University College Republicans. Admission will be free, with a voluntary donation to cover our expenses. |