Minnehaha County

The biggest county in the state just finished counting everything, including all the absentee ballots. Thune lost it by 2,600 in 2002. This year he lost it by 1,570. That's a major problem for Daschle--he needed a big win in Minnehaha this year and he lost ground compared to 2002. Half of Pennington County is in, which is Republican territory. The fat lady is warming up.