We concur with the editors of the Post Bulletin: get out and vote in the primary. However, we wonder about the highlighted passage below:
If history is any indication, not many Minnesotans will turn out for Tuesday's primary. With no gubernatorial race on the ballot and no significant challengers to Al Franken and Norm Coleman for the U.S. Senate slots, it would be surprising if more than 30 percent of registered voters show up at the polls.
Minnesota's 1st District, however, might surpass those numbers. U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, a DFLer from Mankato, has two potential Republican challengers -- longtime State Sen. Dick Day of Owatonna and Brian Davis, a Rochester physician who has the GOP endorsement to square off against Walz.
Day, the current Senate minority leader, has cultivated a maverick's reputation and has a habit of speaking his mind. He's been highly visible in Austin on several occasions during meetings to discuss illegal immigration and could attract votes on that basis alone. . . .
The current Senate minority leader is Dave Senjem, who represents Senate District 29. Senjem's district includes parts of Rochester; other portions of the city are represented by DFL state senator Ann Lynch.
Photo: Dave Senjem, or an extreme makeover for Dick Day? Day is a maverick, but we don't believe that he's taken over Senjem's role as Senate Minority leader. Day did lead the state senate minority caucus until 2006.
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