Senate race comes down to ticket-splitters

Dwight Thompson is a solid conservative businessman who will be voting for a Republican for president and a Democrat for Senate. He’s a ticket-splitter, a rare political breed critical to Democratic Senate candidates in states like North Dakota, where Republican Mitt Romney is expected to easily win the presidential race while down-ballot contests remain stubbornly close.

By: By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun