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The great state of south dakota. rick, good to have you was. you're seeking the seat held by senator tim johnson retiring in november. the media makes a point about how you've been to every town in south dakota and i'm not questioning that but if that's the case you ought to know what's on the minds of south dakota voters. what is it? what's important to them, rick? good to have you with us here tonight. >> thank you, ed. thanks for the opportunity. i've been to all the 311 corporated towns in south dakota and another 100 uncorporated towns and i got to tell you the folks out here, they smell ...

If you adviced the president tonight on what to do, what would you say? >> well, that's nothing in my opinion that's nothing more than a big money con job. the only one that will come out on top of that is transcanada. and their investors including the koch brothers. there's no jobs per se. it's an export pipeline. that oil is going overseas. their arguments about big job creation and energy security is bogus. they're going to make billions of dollars over the course of the lifeline of that pipeline and i just don't buy it. >> so, i take that as a direct no. you do not support the keystone xl ...

Had earlier this week, about economic populism. when you talk about minimum wage in south dakota, what kind of response do you get? when you talk about energy issues, what kind of response do you get? >> well, listen, we've got a minimum wage billion lot initiative on the fall ballot. i helped collect the signatures last fall to make sure it got on the ballot. of 2,000 south dakotians are going to show up to vote to give themselves a raise and a better chance at a better life. i'm a small business owner. i'll be the first to tell you, i think it's a job creator. not a job destroyer. you give a...

>> in today's top trender, senate showdown. >> former south dakota governor has one vkt under his belt. >> if they're voting for someone else, they're voting for literally a very liberal agenda in washington. >> ground will face loved candidate candidate, rick why land. >> every south dakota community and feels he has the upper hand to help take back washington. >> rick why land takes on a former south dakota governor for a senate seat. >> there's a major difference between what i want to see happen in washington, d.c. and -- >> let's get out and talk voters and share ideas. two independent ca...