Crossposted from North Decoder
I have word that Rick Berg called Heidi Heitkamp at noon Central time to concede the election and congratulate her on winning the race. Sources confirm North Dakota Congressman Rick Berg will be appearing before the Fargo Cass Republicans at 12:45 pm today to announce he is conceding the race for the United States Senate to former Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp. Heitkamp's campaign, which fivethirtyeight blogger Nate Silver characterized as a sure thing for Berg, was a perfectly executed masterpiece, run by first rate professionals. I know because I consider many of them to be friends.
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