Nation: A Rowdy Campaign of Personalities

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The campaign is the most expensive in Idaho history. So far, Symms has raised an estimated $1.2 million, half of it from out-of-state conservatives. Church has accumulated $1.4 million, most of it from liberals heavily concentrated in New York. While Symms has whittled down Church's early commanding lead and a Republican poll gives him a slight edge, the race is too close to call. However narrow the winner's margin when the votes are counted, the result is sure to be hailed as a resounding victory for either liberalism or conservatism.