By Denise RossState Senate Majority Leader Dave Knudson, R-Sioux Falls, was in Rapid City this week, and he dialed up the Hoghouse for a chat. Knudson says he’s spending the last week of each month “out west” in preparation for the June 2010 GOP gubernatorial primary.While he’s getting more comfortable with South Dakota’s great tradition of retail politics - what he refers to as “the fairs” - he’s also coming to realize the geographic vastness that is South Dakota.

I’ve gotten so I enjoy going to fairs. They were very awkward for me.

He then ticks off the events he’s hit recently - DakotaFest, the Sioux Empire Fair, the Central States Fair and River Boat Days. In addition to spending a week each month West River, Knudson estimates he travels about half of every week.

There are certain events you need to go to, and they’re never neatly geographically aligned.

So it goes. No doubt his fellow GOP candidates - Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard, Brookings Mayor Scott Munsterman and Buffalo Gap rancher Ken Knuppe - are finding that out as well. As is the lone Democrat in the race, state Senate Minority Leader Scott Heidepriem, D-Sioux Falls.

On the jump is a look at some of the literature Knudson’s handing out as he traverses the Rushmore State (a namesake that comes from, I might note, West River territory.) To see them, click “CLICK HERE” below.

Above is the front and back of a leaflet emphasizing Knudson’s pro-gun positions. So the campaign has identified an area where they need to shore up the senator’s reputation with voters.

Above is a tri-fold brochure (click on the images to enlarge them), a traditional piece emphasizing Mom, America and apple pie. Who could be against jobs creation and lower taxes? No one, of course, and that’s the point.

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