Minnesota’s 3rd District congressional race continues to play out — between debates — in pixels. Here’s Ashwin Madia’s new ad, “Hard Choices,” just out this afternoon, with a quick jab at the current financial crisis. Also, a Monday debate clip from the DFL Party, plus ads trashing state Rep. Erik Paulsen from a 527 and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Paulsen’s own campaign ad; and the video output of Independence Party candidate David Dillon.

“Hard Choices” will air on TV starting tonight, the Madia campaign says. Spokesman Dan Pollock tells the Minnesota Independent he considers this to be Madia’s best since his first “Running” ad.

Madia for Congress, “Hard Choices”

Considerably less polished is a clip the Minnesota DFL is circulating from Monday night’s debate in which Paulsen’s position on evolution and intelligent design — as Andy Birkey put it here in April — continues to evolve:

Back in the slick category are the ads by 527 group Patriot Majority Midwest (via Political Animal) and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (hat tip Daily Glean).

Here is the minute-length spot from Patriot Majority Midwest (there’s also a 30-second version):

And here’s the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s ad:

KSTP-TV’s Tom Hauser gave that one a D for accuracy.

Meanwhile, Paulsen’s own campaign ad — its first — puts daughter Cassie front and center in a spot called … “Cassie.”

And David Dillon, who continues to garner good reviews for his debate performances, has a passel of videos at his YouTube channel, including an ad that looks back at an old shtick by another Dillon called “Subcommittee on Homeland Blues.”