DFL CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATE CALLED "B-LIST"
This hurts:
"Open Seat – Mark Dayton (D) is retiring
Ninety-nine times out of 100, a party is better off with an incumbent seeking re-election. Meet the one-time exception. With Dayton out of the way, winning this blue-leaning state is just a tad harder for Republicans. Senate races are rarely personality contests, but this one, with Dayton, was shaping up to be just that. With the lone galvanizing personality out the way, however, the race could be a simple campaign about whether the state wants two Republican voices in the Senate or one voice from each party. Republicans appear nearly united around Rep. Mark Kennedy (though former Sen. Rod Grams plans to be a thorn).
For Democrats, the situation is much less clear. Kennedy's vanquished foe from '04, Patty Wetterling, may actually be the modest front-runner, but trial lawyer Mike Ciresi has the deep pockets to make any race competitive.
Honestly, it's surprising at how few big-name Democrats are considering this race. No offense to Wetterling or Ciresi, but the current Democratic crop has a certain B-list feel to it." Source: National Journal [subscription required], March 9, 2005
"Open Seat – Mark Dayton (D) is retiring
Ninety-nine times out of 100, a party is better off with an incumbent seeking re-election. Meet the one-time exception. With Dayton out of the way, winning this blue-leaning state is just a tad harder for Republicans. Senate races are rarely personality contests, but this one, with Dayton, was shaping up to be just that. With the lone galvanizing personality out the way, however, the race could be a simple campaign about whether the state wants two Republican voices in the Senate or one voice from each party. Republicans appear nearly united around Rep. Mark Kennedy (though former Sen. Rod Grams plans to be a thorn).
For Democrats, the situation is much less clear. Kennedy's vanquished foe from '04, Patty Wetterling, may actually be the modest front-runner, but trial lawyer Mike Ciresi has the deep pockets to make any race competitive.
Honestly, it's surprising at how few big-name Democrats are considering this race. No offense to Wetterling or Ciresi, but the current Democratic crop has a certain B-list feel to it." Source: National Journal [subscription required], March 9, 2005
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