Too bad he's not up for election this year. By 2006, this will be forgotten.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/election_2004.htm
Not to be a pedant, but "Cassandra" doesn't really fit in with the rest. Cassandra predicted a true future, but no one believed her. Chicken Little predicted a false future, and everyone believed her.
Polar opposites.
I view the Dayton seat as the top target for the '06 Senate races. He barely won in '00 utilizing his massive fortune to purchase the seat out from under Sen. Rod Grams (who had been hammered constantly by the MN Red Rags), and has been a thoroughly dreadful Senator since. His voting record was/is identical to the late Paul Wellstone, but unlike Wellstone, he doesn't seem to have the zest for the office (he similarly bought the State Auditor job back in 1990, but grew so bored with it, he didn't bother to run for a 2nd term). The MN DFL'ers have urged Dayton to step into Wellstone's shoes, but he has failed to do so. I have said that I would not be surprised if Dayton declines to even run for a 2nd term, it seems all he likes about his job is the title. I believe Rep. Mark Kennedy is warming up in the bullpen to take him on.
When terror reared its ugly head
He bravely turned around and fled
Brave, brave, brave Brave Sir Dayton...
Remember in 1994-95, everyone thought that Paul Wellstone would lose a rematch to Rudy Boschwitz. We all know how that turned out.