Leaders Say That NDGOP Move to Assert Endorsing Power Just The Beginning

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(North Dakota Monitor) – Grassroots Republican delegates view the party’s decision this weekend to remove the Republican brand from absent candidates as the start of a multi-year effort to take control of who represents their organization to North Dakota voters.

The first step is to work on electing the candidates that have been endorsed by the Republican Party convention process, one organizer involved in the effort said on Monday. But the search for more permanent change to the state’s primary system is only just beginning, said Wendi Baggaley, a delegate from District 5.

Baggaley, a registered parliamentarian who is helping lead the effort to recruit volunteers to move forward with that process, said she’s had a steady stream of volunteers since a survey circulated at the convention.

“This is a process that I envision will take at least two years, if not more,” Baggaley said. “We didn’t get here overnight. We can’t fix it overnight.”