Alpha News MN streamed this debate between the Endorsed MNGOP US Senate Candidate Royce White and Primary Challenger Joe Fraser on July 18, 2024. Kelly Jahner-Byrne the President of the Minnesota Federation of Republican Women moderating the Debate (starts after a countdown and an introduction by the moderator at 17:45 minute mark).
After Opening Statements led by Joe Fraser & Royce White these are the questions asked, with the time stamps of when asked. You can listen to each candidate’s replies after the questions are asked.
(22:30) Question 1: What specifically will you do to convince Minnesota Voters if you are selected in the Primary to Elect you over Amy Klobuchar? What’s your plan?
(26:17) Question 2: Specific to Royce White: There’s questions about your past run-ins with law enforcement and just some of the things that have happened in your life. How do you plan to move that forward, use it to your advantage or not? Royce asks to clarify and be specific. Child Support Issues.
(28:31) Question 3: Specific to Joe Fraser: There was an endorsement process and you had said you would uphold the endorsement. Do you believe in endorsements and do they matter? Why or Why not? And if not how do you plan to garner trust?
(30:40) Question 4: What is the greatest challenge in your opinion in America today and what do you plan to do to help solve that problem?
(34:50) Question 5: In America we seem to have lost our way, we seem to have really lost our way against law & order. What do you propose to help us regain and respect for our police our law enforcement and for those in authority?
(39:22) Question 6: Antisemitism is on the rise in America. What are some solutions that you could offer?
(43:30) Question 7: Is Trump a positive or negative for your campaign? Will you run as a MAGA Republican or will you distance yourself from Trump fans?
(44:05) Royce asks for a rebuttal to Joe Fraser. He wants to answer this question: What do I mean by the Jewish Identity being used to stifle America First or restore American Citizenship?
(46:00) Question 7 to Joe Fraser: Is Trump a positive or negative for your campaign? Will you run as a MAGA Republican or will you distance yourself from Trump fans?
(47:30) Question 8: In order to win statewide you need to win Anoka County by at least 10,000 votes and pretty much tie in Hennepin County. Anoka has been okay for Republicans in recent elections but Republicans have lost Hennepin County by tens of thousands of votes. That where Amy Klobuchar has been a judge [sic, Klobuchar was not a judge but the Hennepin County Attorney]. So what’s your plan how do we make up for those Twin Cities? [sic. The Twin Cities are St Paul & Minneapolis. St Paul makes up most of the voters in Ramsey County, and Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Anoka County is not part of the Twin Cities but are mostly the suburbs of Minneapolis]
(52:25) Question 9: Congress has not balanced the Federal Budget in a quarter century. During that time our crushing national debt has quadrupled. How high of a priority is balancing the budget every single year and what are you personally prepared to do to realize this urgent vital task?
Rapid fire questions 1 minute responses
(56:30) Question 10: We’re a Women’s Organization [MNFRW] and some people seem to be confused as to what the definition of what a woman is. It seems our government wants to unravel every good thing that has been done for women. What is your plan?
(59:30) Rebuttal by Royce White: (1:00:05) Response Joe Fraser
Closing Statements by Joe Fraser then Royce White
(1:01:12) Joe Fraser Closing Remarks (1:02:12) Royce White Closing Remarks
(1:03:40) Kelly Jahner-Byrne Talks briefly about the Minnesota Federation of Republican Women
I, Publius Jr, put in notes that correct the moderator in the brackets [ ].
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We wish that Joe Fraser had agreed to debate Royce White prior to the State Convention. Royce was ready and Joe seemed to take it for granted that he would win at the State Convention which had been priced to keep the grassroots delegates away. ~~ Publius Jr
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