Walz campaign statement on Davis primary win

This just in from the Walz campaign:

Walz Campaign Manager Chris Schmitter released the following statement regarding Tuesday night’s primary election results, “What’s clear about millionaire Dr. Brian Davis, is that he’s a Republican Party insider using the same-old Washington playbook, putting partisan politics and special interests over the needs of middle-class Minnesotans.”

“While Tim Walz continues to forge common-sense solutions to the problems facing everyday Americans, Brian Davis just doesn’t get it. He called the Walz Bipartisan Energy Plan, supported by Democrats, Republicans and the Chamber of Commerce, ‘too complicated.’ And two of the district’s newspapers say his attacks are ‘misleading.’ The people of southern Minnesota already realize that millionaire Dr. Brian Davis is not for us.”

Onward to November. 

The Pioneer Press reports Day loses 1st District GOP challenge and The Hill says in Franken and Davis sail in Minnesota:

[Davis] will now face freshman Rep. Tim Walz (D), who began the cycle as a top GOP target. Davis has seen an uptick in his fundraising since notching the party endorsement, but Walz had $1.3 million cash on hand in mid-August, compared to Davis’s $310,000.

The Strib says Davis whips Day, will face Walz in First:

Davis will face a formidable opponent in Walz, who has about $1.2 million in cash on hand and a fleet of volunteers.

Note: The post was updated as news reports came in.