BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate
candidate Rick Berg pulled fewer votes than other Republicans at
the top of the state's ticket.
A University of North Dakota political science professor says
Democratic candidate Heidi Heitkamp did a better job getting
supporters to the polls.
Mark Jendrysik says Heitkamp had a more
charismatic campaign style and better television advertising than
Berg.
He says it appeared Heitkamp appeared to enjoy campaigning more.
Heitkamp beat Berg by about 3,000 votes. Berg got about 30,000
fewer votes than Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Berg lost his home county, Cass County, by 10,000 votes.
Berg says he can't speculate on why he didn't do as well as
other Republicans. He says former President Bill Clinton's
last-minute campaign visit to Fargo probably helped Heitkamp.
