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Pawlenty Won't Be In Dayton
The Atlantic Politics Channel — Just now, he spoke to CBS affiliate WCCO in Minneapolis and said that he would be picking up his regular schedule today and that it would be safe to assume he wasn't the pick..... Developing...  (nod to Jonathan Martin) Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told WCCO Radio Friday morning that he was not going to Ohio today. The governor told WCCO Radio's Eric Eskola that he will be at the Minnesota State Fair Friday, doing his radio show. Speculation had been rampant that Pawlenty would be named John McCain's running mate at a rally ...

Pawlenty
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POLITICS: The Suspense Is Killing Me
Baseball Crank — ... Well, I will say this for John McCain: the man and his team can keep a secret. The leaks on his VP selection process have been self-evidently intentional and savvy, and here we are the morning of the announcement knowing no more for certain than ever before. Last night it seemed nearly 100% certain that he was taking Tim Pawlenty, and now Pawlenty says it's not him and he won't be in Dayton today. Conflicting reports on whether Mitt Romney will be in Dayton or not; I believe he's still scheduled to be at the second stop of the day in Missouri, but Fox is reporting it's not ...

McCain Veep Buzz
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — NBC News reports this morning that Sen. John McCain will not be picking Mitt Romney as his running mate. According to Politico, Tim Pawlenty will not be in Dayton today with McCain either. Mike Huckabee announced that he was never even vetted by the McCain campaign.

Bait and Switch on McCain’s VP Pick?
The Moderate Voice — ... The “conventional wisdom” right up until midnight was that it was going to be Tim Pawlenty. As of this morning, the Governor is not heading to Ohio, plans on being at the State Fair today, and says he was “honored to be considered.” ...

My McCain Veep Conjecture: I Want Palin
The Sundries Shack — ... That’s exactly one year long than Barack Obama served as a US Senator before launching his campaign and if half the country can accept him, they sure as heck can accept her. In Palin’s two years as governor, she’s already had more accomplishments than Obama has in his Senate time as well. It would be extremely unwise for Obama’s campaign to bring up the inexperience issue. That said, there are rumors floating around that neither Mitt Romney nor Tim Pawlenty will be in Dayton today when John McCain makes his announcement. Of course, ...

Veepstakes: Probably Romney (updated)
The Reaction — ... , won't be in Dayton either, saying it's "a fair assumption" it's not him. (And it won't be Huckabee, who has told supporters that he has "never been contacted by the McCain campaign at any point about the VP slot.") ...

Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online — ... New, Old Politics Clash in Speech Politico [image] Gets it in Gear with Acceptance Speech Los Angeles Times [image] Frames Campaign As Vote on Economy, Bush The Wall Street Journal [image] [image] State of the Race GOP Considers Delaying Convention The Washington Post [image] Gore Accuses McCain of Policies Too Close to Bush The Boston Globe [image] Legal Controversy Erupts Over TV Ads Linking Obama to '60s Radical The Wall Street Journal [image] Pawlenty Won't Be in Dayton Politico [image] 08/29 10:55 AM ...

On To The Nutter Event-- McCain Throws A Hail Mary Pass
DownWithTyranny! — ... While many thought that Seamus was strapped to the roof of the family car, and what has been widely feared in the fractured and severely divided party-- that they're being saddled with flip flopping vulture capitalist Willard Romney-- turned out to be incorrect. Pawlenty, once thought to be the only hope of many Republicans to stop the pushy Willard, ended the sham this morning and admitted he's not #2. So... turned out to not be someone from ...

TPaw Out?
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty tells a MN radio station that he won't be in OH today and that it's a "fair assumption" he didn't get the nod. ...