(D-MN) Sen. Mark Dayton expected to bow out of re-election bid

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If Dayton don't run again, the DFL probably has a better chance to hold the seat than if he does run again...

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The power of incumbency is much stronger than the strength of potential candidates running typically in the Senate.

Usually

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It would be great if Dean Johnson ran. He'd be almost impossible to beat, and would almost certainly be Al's favorite senator once he won

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What about Oberstar or Peterson?
Might one of them run, and what would be their chances?
Also, is this official or are we all jumping the gun?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/09/politics/09cnd-dayton.html

As for the Congressmen: Oberstar is getting on a bit (he's been in the House since the '70's) and IIRC Peterson got himself onto (or higher up?) the Agricultural committee

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Looks like Franken is running. New question: Will Bill O'Reilly suddenly want to move to Minnesota? 

Is Garrison Keillor going to run as well

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2006-- the 6 year itch is usually bad for the incumbent president (except for Clinton in 1998). I think it would be smarter for him to go for it now than wait until 2008. At least he can run on an anti-Bush campaign in a state Bush lost twice. He won't have that in 2008. 

I just want Alan Page to sit this out. PLEASE!

Bubba had his six year itch four years early