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groups. Two groups are loyal Republicans and one solidly Democratic, while four others split leaning toward one political ideology or another.
• "The middle groups in the typology are less predictable," the study found. The eighth group includes young and diverse people who sit on the sidelines of politics.
• Pressler said the Senate will likely be split after the November election, and a handful of moderates joining independent Sen. Angus King of Maine could create an alternative to the political extremes.
• "In a closely divided Senate, independents could be very powerful and could break some of the poisonous deadlock between Republicans and Democrats and also promote a moderate centrist agenda," he said.
• Wheelan said the project grew out of his book "The Centrist Manifesto," which argued for a third political party.
• "America does want, nor or most people ready to join, a third political party," he said in hindsight.
• So, Wheelan scaled back his plan to focus on U.S. Senate races, and the PAC is supporting Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn of Georgia; independent candidate Greg Orman of Kansas; and American Party candidate Jill Bossi of South Carolina.
• He also wants to build the project into a 50-state organization.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Officials in Lincoln County estimate recent flood damage to roads and bridges at more than $2 million, and they're hoping for federal aid.
• "The damage is massive," County Emergency Manager Harold Timmerman told the Argus Leader newspaper.
• Road repairs are underway, and officials hope to complete the work by the time the ground freezes later this year. At least 40 bridges also will need to be fixed, according to County Commissioner David Gillespie.
• "A couple of the smaller, simpler projects have been repaired, but the majority still needs repairs," he said.
• The county is looking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund most of the work. Gov. Dennis Daugaard and the state's congressional delegation also have pressed for federal aid.
• The flooding throughout southeastern South Dakota last month was caused by heavy rains. The Capital Journal reported that rainfall was at record levels in parts of

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