An open line, plus Conner Eldridge opens U.S. Senate race

* CONNER ELDRIDGE ANNOUNCES SENATE CAMPAIGN: Conner Eldridge used his family's farm equipment dealership in Augusta as the backdrop for the opening of his Democratic race for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Sen. John Boozman.

It wasn't a rip-snorting opener, but the election is more than a year away. He seems unlikely to have a Democratic primary opponent.

Eldridge said Washington was broken and that one senator could make a difference. He said his "small town values, family, faith and his experience as a businessman and a prosecutor have uniquely prepared him to fight for Arkansans and to represent them in the U.S. Senate."

The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo hung his lead on Eldridge's call for a small business tax credit.

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