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is the better option for conservative voters.
• "Gordon Howie is heads and shoulders a Republican above Mike Rounds any day," he said.
• The unhappiness of some conservatives raises the question whether this could split the Republican vote in November and hurt Rounds.
• "Is it enough to make it a close race, to give Rick Weiland a chance to win?" Schaff asked, adding that it would be a long shot.
• This is because some 46 percent of registered voters are Republicans, 34 percent Democrats and 16 percent Independents, giving the GOP a built in advantage.
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Nelson says he's proud of campaign, votes earned
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- State Rep. Stace Nelson says he's proud of the number of votes he received in his run for U.S. Senate, especially when compared to the amount of money spent on the campaign.
• Nelson finished third in the GOP primary with slightly less than 18 percent of the Republican vote. Former Gov. Mike Rounds received nearly 56 percent.
• Also competing for the seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Tim Johnson were physician Annette Bosworth, attorney and Army Reserves Maj. Jason Ravnsborg and state Sen. Larry Rhoden.
• Nelson says he's proud that he ran on his conservative record, and his only regret is that he should have entered the race sooner.
• He says he now plans to spend more time with his grandchildren.
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Hail, tornadoes reported as storms cross Midwest
BARBARA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press
• DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Baseball-sized hail pummeled homes and cars in Nebraska and Iowa on Tuesday as powerful thunderstorms moved through a swath of Midwest states, also causing severe flooding and prompting reports of tornadoes.
• The National Weather Service said reports of extensive hail damage and flooding trickled in as storms pushed into Nebraska and moved into neighboring Iowa, where winds of up to 85 mph were recorded. Up to 4 inches of rain was expected in parts those states, which were the hardest hit. The storm also tracked across parts of Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and Illinois.
• "This is one of these days we can't let our guard down," said Bill Bunting, forecast operations chief at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
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