U S Senate candidate Joel Dykstra says he won't pull his ad attacking Tim Johnson's record.

South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson's campaign calls the latest television ad by his challenger; false, deceitful, and a desperate trick.

South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson says any plan that Congress approves to bail out financial institutions should have "teeth." Meanwhile his Republican election opponent, Joel Dykstra, is urging caution.

Senator Tim Johnson's re-election campaign says it will spend more than $1.1 million on television advertising by Election Day.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joel Dykstra has begun advertising on television and radio stations across South Dakota.

It may be as close to a political debate as we're going to get between Senator Tim Johnson and challenger, Joel Dykstra.

U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson is stressing in his re-election campaign that he hasn't missed a single vote in Congress since returning to work last September after brain surgery eight months earlier.

One of the most noticeable effects after Senator Johnson suffered stroke-like symptoms is his ability to talk.  He still struggles with words, and his speech is still slurred.

The Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in South Dakota says incumbent Democrat Tim Johnson's decision not to debate is more of an issue with voters than the senator has let on.

The issue on every South Dakotans' mind this summer is the high price at the pump. South Dakotans are paying a dollar more for a gallon of gas this summer than they did last year.

Senator Tim Johnson is speaking for the first time since announcing he will not take part in any public debates during his re-election campaign.

Republican challenger Joel Dykstra said he'll hold town hall meetings with voters in the absence of campaign debates with Democratic Senator Tim Johnson.

Republican U.S. Senator John Thune is taking no position on a fellow senator's decision not to engage in any political debates for the November 4 election.

Jennifer Duffy, who analyzes United States Senate races for The Cook Political Report, says she isn't surprised the South Dakota Senator has decided not to debate, based on his condition. But Duffy says Johnson's campaign needs to do something to put the Senator in the public eye.


Get ready to see more TV advertising from Senator Tim Johnson's campaign this fall. 



The Cook Political Report Senior Editor Jennifer Duffy says, "It wouldn't surprise me to see the campaign stay on the air between now and November just to remind voters that he is, one, running for re-election, and, two, doing his job in the Senate." 



Jennifer Duffy with The Cook Political Report says since Johnson will not be taking part in any debates, his campaign will most likely run more TV ads to keep the Senator in front of the voters.

South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson says he won't be participating in any political debates this season. But that's not what he told KELOLAND News nine months ago when he told us his health was getting better everyday. 

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joel Dykstra says Senator Tim Johnson's decision not to take part in debates is disappointing.

Senator Tim Johnson announced today he will not participate in political debates during the election cycle.

Senator Tim Johnson begins airing his first political ads of the season. And unlike other elections, Johnson is taking a different approach with these commercials.

It's unclear whether Democratic Senator Tim Johnson will participate in debates during his re-election campaign this year.

Democratic Senator Tim Johnson continues to outraise his Republican opponent in the November election.