Minnesota Sen. Dayton Won’t Seek Second Term
From Times Wire Reports
Minnesota Sen. Mark Dayton, a first-term Democrat atop the Republicans’ 2006 target list, said his party could field a stronger candidate and that he would not run for reelection.
“I do not believe that I am the best candidate to lead the party to victory next year,” Dayton told reporters. “I cannot stand to do the constant fundraising necessary to wage a successful campaign, and I cannot be an effective senator while also being a nearly full-time candidate.”
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