Democrat Ashwin Madia and Republican state Rep. Erik Paulsen fought one of the fiercest battles for a U.S. House seat this year, while Independence Party candidate David Dillon brought the lion’s share of the laughs to the 3rd Congressional District race. With the gritty contest ending today, maybe Ash and Erik can share a laugh over drinks sometime. In fact, they already have, as seen in this short clip from the candidate debate at Edina High last month. Video after the jump.