mr. gordon howie your opening statement begins right now. howie: i think it's important that we all look knowledge this has been a very unusual race. one of the things that makes it unusual is governor rounds is trying to present something that is inaccurate. he's suggesting that we have to vote based on an ability to trust harry reid or barack obama and the question we are hearing as we go across the state is can we trust mike rounds with the senate seat and frankly even your opening statement governor was misleading. he said all of your opponents support bigger government. you know and i know that is intrude and that is characterizing the rounds campaign. they are perpetuating things that simply aren't true. i hope tonight as you are listening you see that actually there is a conservative in this race and i'm running because south dakota voters deserve someone who would support conservative -- and i asked for your support. >> moderator: we have heard from. the candidates are now former senator larry pressler independent candidate you are s

mr. gordon howie, your opening statement begins right now. is important we all acknowledge this has been a very unusual race. one of the things that makes it rounds is that governor is trying to present something that is not accurate. he is suggesting that we have to vote based on an inability to trust harry reid or barack obama, and the question we're hearing is as we go across the state is, is can we trust mike rounds with the senate seat? even your opening statement, governor, was misleading. you set all your opponents apart bigger government. you know and i know that is not true. that has characterize the rounds campaign. they are perpetuating things that are not true. i hope tonight as you are listening you see that actually there is a conservative in this race, and i am running because south dakota voters deserve someone who will support -- [no audio] support. heard from three of the candidates. now former senator larry pressler, an independent candidate. your opening statement starts right up. running as an independent. i'm running as

to respond to let's meet n, now our candidate, gordon howie, former united state senator larry pressler. thank you for participating in our debate tonight. mr ryan and your debate was drawn first. >> in over the past 18 months i've travelled to every town in south dakota listening and learning to the people of our state hoping to earn the privilege to represent them in the united states senate, i got into the state like many i believe i talk to that washington has been corrupted take back our government and put it back on our side again. harry reid mitch mcconnell have given us probably the most dysfunctional government in a generation and they need to step aside. i will be voting for mr reid if i'm elected and i would like to might tonight to not he e for mitch mcconnell if is elected because i believe they have both failed this country greatly and it's time to find new leadership. coater ple of the deserve more and our people have been anything but -- >> it is time. . >>south dakota needs a powerful senator and an in dependent i can bring back my seniority to the state senate, i've served three states in the senate and i can bring my seni