Kevin Cramer

“Others have looked at it a little bit skeptically, but more recently they've looked at it and gone, 'You know, we could use a tool like that.'”

Kevin Cramer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Sen. Kevin Cramer described how skeptics have increasingly viewed the Bank of North Dakota as a useful tool.

“We're populists, whereas in other parts of the country Republicans aren't as populist as they are conservative,”

Kevin Cramer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Sen. Kevin Cramer contrasted North Dakota Republicans' populism with conservatives in other parts of the country.

“It's somewhat natural that a more liberal political bent is attracted to this sort of experiment that's been going for 108 years in North Dakota that looks more appealing on the surface to the left than it might to the right.”

Kevin Cramer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Sen. Kevin Cramer explained why a more liberal political bent is naturally attracted to North Dakota's public banking experiment.

“For a long time people have scoffed at it — 'Oh, that's their experiment with socialism over there' — but I think it's important to note that we live in an era of populism,”

Kevin Cramer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Sen. Kevin Cramer noted that people have long scoffed at North Dakota's bank but that the current era of populism changes the perspective.