Becky Lourey mentioned by MSNBC's First Read

Earlier today, Minnesota's September 12th DFL primary for governor got a mention on MSNBC's First Read:

Iraq may be the central issue in many contests across the country, from Connecticut to Ohio to New Mexico, but nowhere on the map does the war hit closer to home than in Minnesota, where state Sen. Becky Lourey is the underdog in the September 12 Democratic gubernatorial primary against favorite Mike Hatch. Lourey's son Matt, an Army helicopter pilot, died last year in Iraq -- a war she's always opposed. According to veterans groups First Read spoke with, she appears to be the only candidate running for major office this year who has lost a child in Iraq; in fact, her campaign believes that Lourey might be the highest-ranking elected official in the country who has suffered such a tragedy.

Of course, we think it is odd to read Mike Hatch described as anyone's 'favorite' but he does have money in the bank even if he hasn't mounted any sort of grassroots effort to try to win the primary. Septemeber 12th promises to be a big day for Minnesota.

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http://digg.com/politics/The_Battle_over_the_War_on_Terror

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