An hour before Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to arrive at Macalester College to lead a campaign rally for gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton Tuesday, state Republicans staged prebuttal at a restaurant a block away.
GOP chairman Tony Sutton said a win by Dayton or Horner would amount to "more government, more taxes and less jobs," ripping Obamanomics, Daytonomics and Hornernomics.
The latter was a reference to Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.
In addition to campaigning with Dayton at Macalester, Biden will be headlining a noon fundraiser at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Minneapolis.
Outside the Macalester gym, state Democratic chair Brian Melendez and GOP spokesman Mark Drake shook hands and bantered a bit.
"You guys gonna put Horner on stage?" Drake asked.
"Why would we put a Republican on stage?" Melendez deadpanned.
Across the street from the rally, a handful of Republicans stood along the sidewalk, brandishing signs. Among them: "Where are the jobs Joe?"
And: "We want more jobs - not more debt."
On the other side of the street in the line of more than 1,000 people waiting to clear security to enter the rally, Oakdale resident Bruce Peglow said of the Republicans, "those people are scary - just like their candidate is scary."
GOP chairman Tony Sutton said a win by Dayton or Horner would amount to "more government, more taxes and less jobs," ripping Obamanomics, Daytonomics and Hornernomics.
The latter was a reference to Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.
In addition to campaigning with Dayton at Macalester, Biden will be headlining a noon fundraiser at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Minneapolis.
Outside the Macalester gym, state Democratic chair Brian Melendez and GOP spokesman Mark Drake shook hands and bantered a bit.
"You guys gonna put Horner on stage?" Drake asked.
"Why would we put a Republican on stage?" Melendez deadpanned.
Across the street from the rally, a handful of Republicans stood along the sidewalk, brandishing signs. Among them: "Where are the jobs Joe?"
And: "We want more jobs - not more debt."
On the other side of the street in the line of more than 1,000 people waiting to clear security to enter the rally, Oakdale resident Bruce Peglow said of the Republicans, "those people are scary - just like their candidate is scary."
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