GOP ad: Dayton “too risky”

During the primary campaign the DFL contenders never really took off the gloves against each other. Well, the primary campaign is over.

Hours before Mark Dayton was scheduled to hold a unity rally with Margaret Anderson Kelliher and other Democrats, the state Republican Party released a TV ad that rips Dayton. Party officials they say the ad will start running statewide tomorrow.

Party chair Tony Sutton wouldn't say exactly how much the party is spending to run the ad, but he said it will be in the six figures.

Here's the ad:

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