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SD Senate Race Nears End

SD Senate Race Nears End

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South Dakota’s sometimes contentious Senate race will come to an end tomorrow. Having two independents in the race have changed the makeup of the race.

Republican candidate Mike Rounds says he has been subjected to personal attacks during the campaign, but has not changed…

 

Democrat Rick Weiland says he has been attacked as an extension of President Obama, which he says he is not…

 

Rounds says he thinks the controversy over the EB5 visa program has run its course…

 

Weiland says he would like to see both parties look for new leadership in the next session of Congress…

 

Independent candidates Larry Pressler and Gordon Howie have also added to the intensity of the race.

 

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