Minnesota’s 8th District race between incumbent DFL Rep. Rick Nolan and Republican challenger Stewart Mills has been targeted by national political groups. Most readers have already seen the effect of that targeting with the barrage of negative TV ads that have been airing. We urge readers to discount those ads.
Why? Because the 8th District has two excellent candidates running. The ECM Publishers Editorial Board has met with both candidates and found much to like about each of them.
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