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In the first debate on the US Senate race in North Dakota, incumbent Democrat Heidi Heitkamp said that she "would try" to remedy the "horrible mistake" of using to misnomer of women's names in an open letter listing women who have been victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. .
"We are still trying to get to the bottom of things," Heitkamp told the Tribune editorial board on Thursday. "We took action. I can say again and again how horrible I feel and I feel personally mortified that this has happened. I think we have to recognize it. We must do everything in our power to solve the problem, but I think that in the end, the debate will be about something other than an advertisement in a newspaper. "
A campaign staff member responsible for collecting the names of the advertisement was fired as a result of the controversy.
The announcement was aired Sunday in North Dakota newspapers in response to Republican Kevin Cramer, Heitkamp's challenger, addressing the New York Times to criticize the # MeToo movement.
Heitkamp said the majority of the misused names came from Bismarck-Mandan.
She and Cramer will debate at 7 pm today at the Technical and Vocational Academy of Bismarck Public Schools at Bismarck State College.
The debate is organized by the North Dakota Newspaper Association, which offers about 50 free tickets to the general public.
The Tribune will broadcast a live program of the debate on its Facebook page.
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