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Senate candidate Todd Watson makes stop in Kimball

With a belief in small government, small banks and a big God, independent U.S. Senate candidate Todd Watson visited Kimball last week as one of several stops in the western part of the state.

Watson, a Lincoln businessman, is one of four candidates vying to replace retiring senator Mike Johanns, a Republican. The other candidates are Republican Ben Sasse, Democrat Dave Domina and independent Jim Jenkins.

Watson said the biggest difference in his candidacy is being against both big banks and big government, something that he said was mixed among Republicans and Democrats.

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