Gov. Mark Dayton's second television ad of his campaign showcases a real Minnesota family, as the governor describes their worries and argues that policies he pursued have helped ease middle-class burdens.
"Like a lot of Minnesotans, the Ports worry," Dayton narrates, as the ad shows Steve and Lindsey Port of Burnsville making breakfast and getting ready for the day. "About their jobs, their debts, their kids' education."
In the ad, Dayton said concerns like that are why he pursued middle-class tax relief, expanded all-day kindergarten, froze college tuition, and "demanded pay equity so that women get paid equally for doing the same work.
"That's what I found for as governor, and we're just getting started," Dayton said.
The Ports own a small business in Burnsville that sells board and card games, imports and distributes card game supplies, and operates large-scale card game events. The Dayton campaign said Lindsey Port is also on the campaign team of state Rep. Will Morgan of Burnsville.
The ad is Dayton's second of the campaign, after a hockey-themed ad that also touted Dayton's first-term accomplishments. His Republican opponent, Jeff Johnson, has aired one ad so far, which mixed light-hearted humor with criticism of Dayton's records.
The Dayton campaign said the new ad would air statewide on broadcast and cable channels starting Saturday.
