Candidates in the 4th and 5th debated today, 6th on Thursday

MPR's Midday hosted debates in Minnesota's 4th and 5th Districts today.

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum and Republican Ed Matthews squared off first.

DFL Rep. Keith Ellison, Republican Barb Davis White and the Independence Party's Bill McGaughey also debated the issues later in the show.

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann and DFLer Elwyn Tinklenberg were orginally scheduled to debate tomorrow but it's been moved to Thursday at 11.

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