Emo Senator: Will Quist's holy rolling upstage Brodkorb's progress across Southern MN?

Update November 4: For the latest epsiode, please visit Emo Senator: throngs of 10-20 people crowds cheer Mike Brodkorb's rural regency. [end update]

We last left the Emo Senator, hero of Southern Minnesota's most beloved online telenovela, basking in the praise from The Draz, made public in Parry's own press release.

And already, volunteer toadeater Ben Golnik is tweeting pictures of the throngs paying homage to the legislative star at the Hyvee in Winona.

Stops are also planned in Albert Lea, Austin, Rochester and Owatonna, the Winona Daily News reports in Parry to kick off campaign tour in Winona today.

Golnik is also tweeting about junk food available at the Owatonna Kwik Trip. May he find them at every Kwik Trip along the route, along crowds just as large as those at the Winona Hyvee.

But a shadow has been thrown over Brodkorb and Golnik's ambitions as volunteers.

Just as the departure of Mazeppa's mental midget cleared the path for Mike Parry's titular bid for congress and Dark Lord Brodkorb's climb on to the federal money train (and his escape from the train wreck of MNGOP party finances), the ghost of other failed races rises from the past.

Yes, Allan Quist, who conceded the 2010 Republican endorsement to Demmer after eight ballots, is seriously considering throwing his hat into the ring again. Mnindy's Andy Birkey reports in Allen Quist mulling challenge to Tim Walz:

Former legislator Allen Quist announced on his campaign website Wednesday that he is considering running against Rep. Tim Walz in Minnesota’s First Congressional District.

Quist lost the Republican endorsement to former legislator Randy Demmer in 2010. Quist, who is a longtime religious right activist, has run for office several times, including a primary challenge to Gov. Arne Carlson who Quist thought was too liberal.

“I wish to thank all the patriotic Republicans who have been encouraging me to become a candidate for First District Congress,” Quist wrote on his website. “Be assured that I hear what you are saying, and I am now leaning in the direction of aggressively going for it. I will make a final decision soon.”

Quist ran in 2010 for the Republican endorsement and made national headlines for his statements at the Wabasha County Republicans Christmas Party when he said that defeating liberals was more important than defeating terrorism. He lost the endorsement to Randy Demmer, who lost in the general election to Walz.

Perhaps that good crowd at the Hyvee is comprised of the non-patriotic Republicans in Southern Minnesota, since the patriotic one are somewhere else goading Quist into entering the race. Quist will have to step it up to match The Emo Senator's peerless mad skillz with the twitter.

Tune in tomorrow for the next exciting episode of Emo Senator, now featuring the Dark Lord and the Toadeater. Sadly, it's not the name of the House band.

Photo: Ben Golnik tweeted that this is a good crowd for the Emo Senator and who are we to argue.

Earlier episodes of The Emo Senator below the fold.

Emo Senator: Brodkorb campaign sends out a press release on Draz settling for state house

The Emo Senator: Upstaged by Twin Cities volunteer, Mike Parry grows suddenly silent

Failed burrito baron's financial genius makes headlines again; Strib glosses over details

Tim Walz, congressional pay, and the Heinrich maneuver

Waseca confidential part 1: Mike Parry's deleted emails as metaphor

Waseca confidential, part 2: Mike Parry's role on the path to paying a city employee "$51,000 to leave quietly"

From Waseca's back pages: Mike Parry and Maplewood Park

Update on Maplewood Park story: more Mike Parry backtracking

Emo Senator: Southern Minnesota's beloved telenovela diva sets sights for national stage

The Emo Senator: Mike Parry stands against daycare providers' right to vote in union drive