Captain's Quarters

Captain's Quarters: "Brave Sir Dayton has again beat a very brave retreat from Washington DC, this time in a metaphoric sense, as he abruptly announced that he will not seek re-election in 2006, more than eighteen months away: Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., said today that he will not run for re-election in 2006. Dayton made the announcement this afternoon in a telephone conference call with reporters. 'I do not believe that I am the best candidate to lead the DFL Party to victory next year,'' Dayton said."