jeff johnson and independent candidate hannah nicollette. here is a look at some of the recent advertisements running in that race. ago things in minnesota were not going very well. a new coach. up.things are looking we have added over 150,000 new jobs. one of the fastest growing economies in the nation. cut taxes while increasing the rainy day fund and investing in education. darn good record, right yet so darn good coach. lex i am just johnson. as governor, i will audit every state program, and i am pretty the rope. orough. held dayton should be accountable for wasting our money. his bonuses for failed obamacare bureaucrats prove he is out of touch with middle class. time for a governor who gets it and gets us. >> just johnson for governor. >> in a state like a partisan dysfunction and special interest, a team of extraordinary candidates, a step forward to restore dennis otis governor -- government. lieutenant governor, brandon borges is lieutenant governor. .at dean as state auditor together they are the independent. coming november 4. pr

and independent challenger hannah nicollette. face off for the first time. tonight's debate highlights issues important to greater minnesota. the final stretch of the 2014 race starts now. the 2014 minnesota gubernatorial debate is hosted by the coalition of greater minnesota cities, the rochester post bulletin and the rochester area chamber of commerce and is brought to you by the public television stations of minnesota with support from aarp of minnesota. this election season, aarp is focused on making sure older voters know where the candidates stand on issues that matter. find out more at aarp.org/yourvote. alcorn clean fuel. alcorn has been adding value to our investments while producing sustainable, renewable fuel for the world. alcorn. education minnesota. 70,000 teachers, students, staff and primary education faculty working together to prepare our students for successful lives. and ask me minnesota. a union of 43,000 workers who advocate for excellence in public services, dignity in the workplace, and opportunity and prosperity for all working famil

minnesota governor's debate between cumbent governor, mark day tan, republican jeff johnson, and hannah nicollette it's live coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate between state representative, democrat joe dornan, and the governor, mary fallin. also, the nebraska governor's debate between condemn hasselrock and pete ricketts. and we also have live coverage of the montana house debate etween john lewis and ryan z inke. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> coming up this hour -- >>> the first case of ebola has been diagnosed in the united states. officials say they are confident they can contain and isolate the disease. more on those stories in a bit. first we want to pick your brain this morning about the candidates running for office this november. what influenced your decision making? how aru

jeh johnson -- jeff .ohnson and hannah nicollette >> in a midterm election year with a number of governorslock battles, mark dayton is currently had in the polls as he seeks a second term. join us from st. paul, minnesota is patrick condon who covers politics and government for the "star tribune." >> thanks. >> what are you looking for and size of this debate so far. >> it has been a quiet race so far compared to have governors races have on in minnesota for the last few cycles. the incumbent has an ahead pretty consistently in polls, his republican component, jeff johnson has kept sort of a light schedule of the book appearances. he has struggled a little bit to dayton fund raising although he has recently closed that gap. airing only one tv commercial. the large degree, tonight's debate is going to be an early chance to really see these two interact with each other and that hasrame the race not necessarily happened yet. >> in 1998, voters did elect. there is an independent party candidate. >> hannah nicollet has never run for office before although she has had a hand in independent party

incumbent governor mark dayton, republican commissioner jeff hnson and independence candidate hannah nicollett. thank you for being here and you can applaud. [applause] >> ok. leer the ground rules. i read the question. you have 90 seconds to respond. we have timekeepers to keep us on track. i have the discretion to allow a 30-second rebut tall. or i'll ask another one if the candidate hasn't addressed the question. so it behooves the candidate to address the question. e'll have a lightning round. very quick yes or no questions. then we'll resume with more questions and the candidate has two minutes of clothing statements. -- so that's a lot of work to do in an hour. we determined who gets to respond to the next question. we have one hour. we appreciate if you hold your applause. candidates have a lot of friends here tonight as you know. and the best way you can help your candidate is by holding your applause until the end. so are we ready to roll? first question is on minnesota's economy and tax and spending issues. one of the first task is to ubmit a budget to the state. they stimmed a surpl

a debate between markdayton, jeff johnson and independent party candidate hannah nicollette. we'll have that for you live starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. also, c-span radio and it'll be streamed online at c-span.org. and a look now at the political ads running in that state. >> a few years ago, things in minnesota weren't going very well. so we got a new coach. he made the tough decisions and things are looking up. we have one of the fastest growing economies in the nation. cut taxes while increasing our rainy day fund and investing in education. darn good record, right? darn good coach. >> hi, i'm jeff johnson. as governor, i'll audit every state program, and i'm pretty thorough. >> i don't think so. >> done with your homework, ralph? >> yep. >> let's double check that. >> mark dayton should be held accountable for wasting our money. his luxury office for bonuses for failed obamacare bureaucrats proved he's out of touch with minnesotans. jeff johnson for governor. >> brandon as attorney general, bob helland as secretary of state. together, they are the independents, comi