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Watson brings faith-based campaign to senate race

Independent candidate Todd Watson hopes to bring a grounded, transparent approach to the U.S. Senate if elected in November.

Watson, a small businessman from Lincoln, is running a "faith-based" campaign stating that he believes that the country as a whole needs to get back to its spiritual heritage.

"For me, I think we've gone too far the other way when we have freedom of expression, freedom of exercise, and to me, these are being quelled every day. Openly being, you know, who we are in our conscience is very important and they're being suppressed right now," Watson said.

However, Watson cl...