MPR’s Elizabeth Baier gives a summary report on first debate between DFL Congressman Tim Walz and his Republican challenger former State Representative Allan Quist as they battle for 1st Congressional District seat. The debate included some feisty exchanges between the candidates, who met in the town of Byron, just west of Rochester.
The debate was sponsored by the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Post-Bulletin, KTTC-TV, and Minnesota Public Radio.