No need for Kevin Cramer to pick a fight with Trump

Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., seems to want all the benefits of President Trump’s unorthodox approach to partisan politics without any of the potential costs.

Days before his easy Tuesday primary victory, the North Dakota Republican unloaded his frustrations to the Washington Post, complaining about Trump’s friendliness toward Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, the Democratic incumbent Cramer is hoping to unseat in November. Most of his frustrations seem to stem from the president’s decision to publicly thank Heitkamp at the signing of a bill she co-sponsored last month, giving the senator a solid photo opportunity as she fights to win re-election in a state that preferred Trump by 36 points in 2016.